WSR 22-01-148
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SECRETARY OF STATE
[Filed December 15, 2021, 11:23 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Public disclosure of information on ballot envelopes and forms used for curing missing or mismatched signatures on ballot declarations.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 29A.04.230, 29A.04.611, 29A.08.710, 42.56.420.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: It is necessary to update WAC to reflect recent legislative changes and to update and clarify procedures.
Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Fina Ormond, P.O. Box 40229, Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-902-4146, fax 360-664-4619, email fina.ormond@sos.wa.gov, website sos.wa.gov/elections; or Lisa Tuerk, P.O. Box 40229, Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-902-4167, fax 360-664-4619, email lisa.tuerk@sos.wa.gov, website sos.wa.gov/elections.
December 15, 2021
Randy Bolerjack
Deputy Secretary of State