Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 29A.08.161 (2026)
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No record may be created or maintained by a state or local governmental agency or a political organization that identifies a voter with the information marked on the voter's ballot, except the declarations made under RCW 29A.56.050(2).
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Cited in 3
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2018–2024 · leading case: Timothy White v. Kim Wyman (Wash. Ct. App. 2018).
Timothy White v. Kim Wyman (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). “ANALYSIS Right to a Secret Ballot White claims that the County's use of UBIs violated voters' rights to ballot secrecy under article VI, section 6 of the Washington Constitution, RCW 29A.08.161, and RCW 29A.36.111. The secretary of state and the County argue that UBIs are only…”
Washington Election Integrity Coalition United v. Chandra Schumacher (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). “RCW 29A.08.161 cannot and does not ensure that identifying information will never be contained in a public record and at risk of being revealed WEiCU argues that decisions in the White cases never considered the fact that RCW 29A.”
Washington Election Integrity Coalition V. Julie Wise (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “WEICU moved for declaratory judgment seeking a court finding that tabulated Washington State ballots were anonymous public records under RCW 29A.08.161. 2 WEICU also moved for a show cause order on its PRA claim asking the trial court to compel King County to permit inspection…”
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