H-0104.1  _______________________________________________

                          HOUSE BILL 1108

          _______________________________________________

State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Representatives Bush, Kenney, Talcott, Lambert, D. Schmidt, Lantz, Benson, Cox, Campbell, Woods, Veloria, Esser, Haigh, Mulliken, Ogden, Mielke, Boldt, Casada, Morell, Buck, Pearson, Roach, Clements, Schoesler, Romero, Darneille and Carrell

Read first time .  Referred to Committee on .

Authorizing the secretary of state to observe county election facilities.

    AN ACT Relating to the secretary of state; and adding a new section to chapter 29.04 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 29.04 RCW to read as follows:

    The secretary of state, or any staff of the elections division of the office of secretary of state, may make unannounced on-site visits to county election offices and facilities to observe the handling, processing, counting, or tabulation of ballots.

                            --- END ---