CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 1106

Chapter 109, Laws of 2003

58th Legislature
2003 Regular Session



ELECTION OFFICES--ON-SITE VISITS



EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/27/03

Passed by the House March 3, 2003
  Yeas 96   Nays 1

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 10, 2003
  Yeas 44   Nays 1


BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate		 
CERTIFICATE

I, Cynthia Zehnder, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1106 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.


CYNTHIA ZEHNDER
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Chief Clerk
Approved May 7, 2003.








GARY LOCKE
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Governor of the State of Washington		 
FILED
May 7, 2003 - 2:23 p.m.







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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HOUSE BILL 1106
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Passed Legislature - 2003 Regular Session
State of Washington58th Legislature2003 Regular Session

By Representatives Bush, Haigh, Kenney, Miloscia, McDonald, Campbell, Cox, Edwards, Clements, Veloria, Wood, Pearson, Schindler, Mielke, Woods, Sullivan, Shabro, Roach, Benson, Buck, Condotta, Talcott, Priest, Sump, Carrell, Anderson, Lantz, Schoesler, Darneille, Nixon, Kagi, Boldt, Lovick, McDermott, Pflug, McCoy, Upthegrove and McMahan

Read first time 01/17/2003.   Referred to Committee on State Government.



     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.


         Passed by the House March 3, 2003.
         Passed by the Senate April 10, 2003.
         Approved by the Governor May 7, 2003.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 7, 2003.