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Wash. Rev. Code § 29A.60.190 (2026)

Certification of election results

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Ten days after a special election held in February or April, ten days after a presidential primary held pursuant to chapter 29A.56 RCW, fourteen days after a primary, or twenty-one days after a general election, the county canvassing board shall complete the canvass and certify the results. Each ballot that was returned before 8:00 p.m. on the day of the special election, general election, primary, or presidential primary, and each ballot bearing a postmark on or before the date of the special election, general election, primary, or presidential primary and received no later than the day before certification, must be included in the canvass report.
[ 2019 c 7 s 5; 2015 c 146 s 4. Prior: 2011 c 349 s 21; (2011 c 349 s 20 expired July 1, 2013); 2011 c 10 s 58; (2011 c 10 s 57 expired July 1, 2013); 2006 c 344 s 17; (2006 c 344 s 16 expired July 1, 2013); prior: 2005 c 243 s 16; (2005 c 153 s 12 expired July 1, 2013); 2004 c 266 s 18; 2003 c 111 s 1519.]

Notes:

Effective date—2011 c 349 s 21: "Section 21 of this act takes effect July 1, 2013." [ 2011 c 349 s 31.]
Expiration date—2011 c 349 s 20: "Section 20 of this act expires July 1, 2013." [ 2011 c 349 s 32.]
Effective date—2011 c 349: See note following RCW 29A.04.255.
Effective date—2011 c 10 ss 53 and 58: See note following RCW 29A.60.160.
Expiration date—2011 c 10 ss 52 and 57: See note following RCW 29A.60.160.
Notice to registered poll voters—Elections by mail—2011 c 10: See note following RCW 29A.04.008.
Effective date—2006 c 344 s 17: "Section 17 of this act takes effect July 1, 2013." [ 2006 c 344 s 43.]
Expiration date—2006 c 344 s 16: "Section 16 of this act expires July 1, 2013." [ 2006 c 344 s 42.]
Effective date—2006 c 344 ss 1-16 and 18-40: See note following RCW 29A.04.311.
Expiration date—2005 c 153 ss 11 and 12: See note following RCW 29A.60.160.
Effective date—2004 c 266: See note following RCW 29A.04.575.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2004–2026 · leading case: Wash. Rep. Party v. King Cty. Div. of Records, 103 P.3d 725 (Wash. 2004).
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McDonald v. Sec'y of State, 103 P.3d 722 (Wash. 2004). “Although, as petitioners point out, RCW 29A.60.190(1) provides that the election results should include absentee ballots postmarked on or before the date of the election and received on or before the date of certification, this statute does not address how ballots rejected for…”
Wash. Rep. Party v. King Cty. Div. of Records, 103 P.3d 725 (Wash. 2004). “210 requires recanvassing prior to certification of an election, and RCW 29A.60.190 speaks of certification occurring on the fifteenth day following a general election, it is clear to us that whenever a recount occurs, amended abstracts are certified that supersede any prior…”
McDonald v. Reed, 153 Wash. 2d 201 (Wash. 2004). “Although, as petitioners point out, RCW 29A.60.190(1) provides that the election results should include absentee ballots postmarked on or before the date of the election and received on or before the date of certification, this statute does not address how ballots rejected for…”
Washington State Repub. Party v. King Cnty. Div. of Records, Elections & Licensing Servs., 153 Wash. 2d 220 (Wash. 2004). “210 requires recanvassing prior to certification of an election, and RCW 29A.60.190 speaks of certification occurring on the fifteenth day following a general election, it is clear to us that whenever a recount occurs, amended abstracts are certified that supersede any prior…”
In Re Recall of Reed, 124 P.3d 279 (Wash. 2005). “RCW 29A.60.190. The county canvassing boards are charged by law with the duty to "verify the results from the precincts and the absentee ballots.”
In re the Recall of Reed, 156 Wash. 2d 53 (Wash. 2005). “RCW 29A.60.190. The county canvassing boards are charged by law with the duty to “verify the results from the precincts and the absentee ballots.”
Washington Election Integrity Coalition United v. Chandra Schumacher (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). “An affidavit of an elector under this subsection shall be filed with the appropriate court no later than ten days following the official certification of the primary or election as provided in RCW 29A.60.190, 29A.60.240, or 29A.60.250 or, in the case of a recount, ten days after…”
Watson v. Repub. Nat'l Comm. (2026). “See Wash. Rev. Code §29A.60.190 (2025). If the “election” is complete when voters fill out their ballots and send them on their way, may States eliminate ballot-receipt deadlines en- tirely? It appears that the only federal backstops for ballot receipt are the date when newly…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 29A.60.190(1) — 2 cases
McDonald v. Sec'y of State, 103 P.3d 722 (Wash. 2004). “Although, as petitioners point out, RCW 29A.60.190(1) provides that the election results should include absentee ballots postmarked on or before the date of the election and received on or before the date of certification, this statute does not address how ballots rejected for…”
McDonald v. Reed, 153 Wash. 2d 201 (Wash. 2004). “Although, as petitioners point out, RCW 29A.60.190(1) provides that the election results should include absentee ballots postmarked on or before the date of the election and received on or before the date of certification, this statute does not address how ballots rejected for…”
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