Introduced by Rep. Sherry Appleton (Poulsbo) (D) on January 24, 2007
To revise how counties tabulate the results of elections. The bill requires county auditors in possession of more than ten thousand ballots to process and canvass absentee ballots on a daily basis. The bill also requires county auditors to process and canvass absentee ballots at least every third day. The bill also has exceptions for instant run-off elections and counties that vote exclusively by mail-only methods. See companion SB 5629. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House State Government & Tribal Affairs Committee on January 24, 2007
Substitute offered to the House State Government & Tribal Affairs Committee on February 28, 2007
To require that if the county auditor is in possession of more than 500 ballots,
counties with a population of 75,000 or more count on a daily basis and counties with a
population of less than 75,000 count every third day. Saturdays are added to the days that do
not count for purposes of this section.
The word "audit" is replaced with "check" throughout the section of the bill dealing with
comparison of the manual count with the machine count. The substitute bill requires the
county canvassing board to adopt procedures for a random check prior to the processing of
ballots. It also requires that the precincts or batches to be randomly checked be selected
according to the procedures established by the county canvassing board.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on March 12, 2007
Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 28, 2007