CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SENATE BILL 5015
Chapter 85, Laws of 2021
67TH LEGISLATURE
2021 REGULAR SESSION
BALLOT DROP BOXES—FRAUDULENT PORTRAYAL
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 25, 2021
Passed by the Senate March 5, 2021 Yeas 47 Nays 0 DENNY HECK
President of the Senate Passed by the House April 5, 2021 Yeas 92 Nays 5 LAURIE JINKINS
Speaker of the House of Representatives | CERTIFICATE I, Brad Hendrickson, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5015 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. BRAD HENDRICKSON
Secretary Secretary |
Approved April 16, 2021 10:40 AM | FILED April 16, 2021 |
JAY INSLEE
Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
SENATE BILL 5015
Passed Legislature - 2021 Regular Session
State of Washington | 67th Legislature | 2021 Regular Session |
BySenators Hunt, Billig, Das, Dhingra, Hasegawa, Keiser, Kuderer, Nguyen, and Wilson, C.
Prefiled 12/14/20.Read first time 01/11/21.Referred to Committee on State Government & Elections.
AN ACT Relating to fraudulent portrayal of ballot drop boxes; and amending RCW
29A.84.610.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW
29A.84.610 and 2003 c 111 s 2127 are each amended to read as follows:
A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who knowingly:
(1) Deceives any voter in recording his or her vote by providing incorrect or misleading recording information or by providing faulty election equipment or records; ((or))
(2) Records the vote of any voter in a manner other than as designated by the voter; or
(3) Misrepresents an unofficial ballot collection site or device as an official ballot drop box that has been established by the county auditor.
Such a gross misdemeanor is punishable to the same extent as a gross misdemeanor that is punishable under RCW
9A.20.021.
Passed by the Senate March 5, 2021.
Passed by the House April 5, 2021.
Approved by the Governor April 16, 2021.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 16, 2021.
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