5499-S AMS STEV S2582.1

SSB 5499  - S AMD TO S AMD (KAST HESS 016)219
     By Senator Stevens

NOT ADOPTED 03/11/2005

     On page 8, after line 19 of the amendment, insert the following:

"Sec. 5   RCW 29A.36.111 and 2004 c 271 s 128 are each amended to read as follows:
     Every ballot for a single combination of issues, offices, and candidates shall be uniform within a precinct and shall identify the type of primary or election, the county, and the date of the primary or election, and the ballot or voting device shall contain instructions on the proper method of recording a vote, including write-in votes and abstentions. Each position, together with the names of the candidates for that office and an opportunity for the voter to indicate abstention from voting on that office, shall be clearly separated from other offices or positions in the same jurisdiction. The offices in each jurisdiction shall be clearly separated from each other. No paper ballot or ballot card may be marked in any way that would permit the identification of the person who voted that ballot."

     Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

SSB 5499  - S AMD TO S AMD (KAST HESS 016)219
     By Senator Stevens

NOT ADOPTED 03/11/2005

     On page 22, line 10 of the title amendment, after "29A.04.611," insert "29A.36.111,"

EFFECT:  Requires that ballots contain an opportunity for a voter to indicate abstention from voting on each office.

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