Revised Code of Washington
2024 Archive

Chapter 29A.84 RCW
CRIMES AND PENALTIES
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
29A.84.010Voting, registration irregularities.
29A.84.020Violations by officers.
29A.84.030Penalty.
29A.84.040Political advertising, removing or defacing.
29A.84.050Tampering with registration form or ballot declaration.
29A.84.060Native American voting rightsCivil actions.
REGISTRATION
29A.84.110Officials' violations.
29A.84.120Disenfranchisement or discrimination.
29A.84.130Voter violations.
29A.84.140Unqualified registration.
29A.84.150Misuse, alteration of registration database.
PETITIONS AND SIGNATURES
29A.84.210Violations by officers.
29A.84.220ViolationsCorrupt practicesRecall petitions.
29A.84.230Violations by signersInitiative, referendum petitionsPenalty.
29A.84.240Violations by signers, officersRecall petitionsPenalty.
29A.84.250ViolationsCorrupt practicesInitiative, referendum petitions.
29A.84.261PetitionsImproperly signing.
29A.84.270Duplication of namesConspiracyCriminal and civil liability.
29A.84.280Paid petition solicitorsFinding.
FILING FOR OFFICE, DECLARATIONS, AND NOMINATIONS
29A.84.311Candidacy declarations, nominating petitions.
29A.84.320Duplicate, nonexistent, untrue namesPenalty.
BALLOTS
29A.84.410Unlawful appropriation, printing, or distribution.
29A.84.420Unauthorized examination of ballots, election materialsRevealing information.
VOTING CENTER
29A.84.510Acts prohibited near voting centers, student engagement hubs, and ballot drop boxes.
29A.84.520Electioneering at voting center or ballot drop location by election officers forbidden.
29A.84.530Refusing to leave voting booth.
29A.84.540BallotsRemoving from voting center or ballot drop location.
29A.84.545Paper record from direct recording electronic voting deviceRemoving from voting center.
29A.84.550Tampering with materials.
29A.84.555Unauthorized access.
29A.84.560Tampering with voting machines, devicesUnauthorized access.
VOTING
29A.84.610Deceptive, incorrect vote recordingMisrepresentation as official ballot drop box.
29A.84.620Hindering or bribing voter.
29A.84.630Influencing voter to withhold vote.
29A.84.640Solicitation of bribe by voter.
29A.84.650Repeaters.
29A.84.655Tabulation of invalid ballots.
29A.84.660Unqualified persons voting.
29A.84.680BallotsViolation.
CANVASSING AND CERTIFYING
29A.84.711Documents regarding nomination, election, candidacyFrauds and falsehoods.
29A.84.720OfficersViolations generally.
29A.84.730Divulging ballot count.
NOTES:
No link between voter and ballot choicesException: RCW 29A.08.161.
Party affiliation not required: RCW 29A.08.166.