PDFWAC 135-110-750

Ballot results must be reported.

(1) The results of balloting must be reported to the conservation commission within twenty-eight days of the election.
(2) Ballot results must be reported separately for each poll site, for each mail-in or remote election, and for all absentee ballots. If the same poll site is open on more than one day, separate reports for each day are required.
(3) Information provided about the election must include:
(a) The name of the conservation district; and
(b) Whether the report is for a specific poll site or for a mail-in election, and if for a poll site, the location of the poll site and the date of polling must be specified.
(4) Information provided about candidates must include:
(a) The name of each candidate; and
(b) For each candidate, the number of eligible votes counted and the total number of votes cast for the person.
(5) The total number of ballots invalidated must be reported.
(6) The conservation district must identify the unofficial winner and whether the unofficial winner is a nominated candidate, a declared write-in candidate, or an undeclared write-in candidate.
(7) The ballot results report must be signed and dated by the polling officers who counted the ballots. If the election supervisor participated in counting ballots, the election supervisor must also sign the report.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 89.08.040, 89.08.190, and 89.08.200. WSR 10-21-084, § 135-110-750, filed 10/19/10, effective 11/19/10.]