1156-S AMH BOEH ZOLL 206

  

SHB 1156 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-2708.2/22) 1035

By Representative Boehnke

On page 2, beginning at the beginning of line 39 of the striking amendment, strike all material through "adoption" on line 40 and insert "voting may not implement ranked choice voting until the first general election held at least two years after its adoption, except that the jurisdiction may choose to implement ranked choice voting earlier if another jurisdiction within the same county has already used ranked choice voting or the jurisdiction has been ordered to use ranked choice voting by a court under RCW 29A.92.110"

On page 12, after line 29 of the striking amendment, insert the following:

"Sec. 17. RCW 29A.12.010 and 2003 c 111 s 301 are each amended to read as follows:

At any primary or election in any county, votes may be cast, registered, recorded, or counted by means of voting systems that have been approved under RCW 29A.12.020. Voting systems that are used in a ranked choice voting election must also have been approved by the secretary under RCW 29A.12.020 before use."

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

EFFECT:  Prohibits a jurisdiction that adopts ranked choice voting from using ranked choice voting until the first general election held at least two years after its adoption, subject to exceptions.  Reiterates that a voting system used in a rank choice voting election must have been approved by the Secretary of State under the approval process applicable to all voting systems.

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