S-0189.1
SENATE BILL 5011
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Senators J. Wilson, Dozier, Fortunato, Krishnadasan, and Valdez
Prefiled 12/03/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.
AN ACT Relating to labeling ballot drop boxes; and amending RCW 29A.40.170 .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 29A.40.170 and 2019 c 6 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The county auditor must prevent overflow of each ballot drop box to allow a voter to deposit his or her ballot securely. Ballots must be removed from a ballot drop box by at least two people, with a record kept of the date and time ballots were removed, and the names of people removing them. Ballots from drop boxes must be returned to the counting center in secured transport containers. A copy of the record must be placed in the container, and one copy must be transported with the ballots to the counting center, where the seal number must be verified by the county auditor or a designated representative. All ballot drop boxes must be secured at 8:00 p.m. on the day of the primary, special election, or general election.