| Passed by the Senate March 4, 2005 YEAS 38 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 13, 2005 YEAS 96 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5564 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. THOMAS HOEMANN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved May 3, 2005. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | May 3, 2005 - 3:47 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2005 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/28/2005. Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
AN ACT Relating to a manual of election laws and rules; and adding a new section to chapter 29A.04 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 29A.04 RCW
to read as follows:
The secretary of state shall prepare a manual that explains all
election laws and rules in easy-to-understand, plain language for use
during the vote counting, recounting, tabulation, and canvassing
process. The secretary of state shall print and distribute sufficient
copies of the manual so that it is available for use in all vote-counting centers throughout the state. The secretary of state may also
make the manual available in electronic form.