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Wash. Rev. Code § 29A.68.011 (2026)

Prevention and correction of ballot frauds and errors

✓ current as of May 2026
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Any justice of the supreme court, judge of the court of appeals, or judge of the superior court in the proper county shall, by order, require any person charged with error, wrongful act, or neglect to forthwith correct the error, desist from the wrongful act, or perform the duty and to do as the court orders or to show cause forthwith why the error should not be corrected, the wrongful act desisted from, or the duty or order not performed, whenever it is made to appear to such justice or judge by affidavit of an elector that:
(1) An error or omission has occurred or is about to occur in printing the name of any candidate on official ballots; or
(2) An error other than as provided in subsections (1) and (3) of this section has been committed or is about to be committed in printing the ballots; or
(3) The name of any person has been or is about to be wrongfully placed upon the ballots.
An affidavit of an elector under this section when relating to a primary election must be filed with the appropriate court no later than two days following the closing of the filing period for such office and shall be heard and finally disposed of by the court not later than five days after the filing thereof. An affidavit of an elector under this section when relating to a general election must be filed with the appropriate court no later than three days following the official certification of the primary election returns, or official certification of candidates qualified to appear on the general election ballot, whichever is later, and shall be heard and finally disposed of by the court not later than five days after the filing thereof.
[ 2016 c 130 s 1; 2013 c 11 s 71; 2011 c 349 s 25; 2007 c 374 s 3; 2005 c 243 s 22; 2004 c 271 s 182.]

Notes:

Effective date—2011 c 349: See note following RCW 29A.04.255.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2004–2025 · leading case: In Re the Election Contest Filed by Coday, 130 P.3d 809 (Wash. 2006).
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In Re the Election Contest Filed by Coday, 130 P.3d 809 (Wash. 2006). · cites it 14× “See RCW 29A.68.011, .020; Foulkes v. Hays, 85 *814 Wash.”
Fred Meise v. Michele Jaderlund, Grant Cnty. Auditor, 413 P.3d 577 (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “The statute directs, in part: All election contests must proceed under RCW 29A.68.011 or 29A.68.013. In turn, RCW 29A.”
McDonald v. Sec'y of State, 103 P.3d 722 (Wash. 2004). · cites it 2× “By a petition invoking this court's mandamus jurisdiction and a statute entitled "Prevention and correction of election frauds and errors," RCW 29A.68.011, various electors and the Washington State Democratic Central Committee seek an order directing Secretary of State Sam Reed…”
McDonald v. Reed, 153 Wash. 2d 201 (Wash. 2004). “¶7 For the foregoing reasons, we reject petitioners’ arguments and deny their petition for mandamus and request for relief under RCW 29A.68.011. Johnson, Madsen, Ireland, Bridge, Chambers, Owens, and Fairhurst, JJ.”
Parker v. Wyman, 289 P.3d 628 (Wash. 2012). · cites it 5× “On August 22, 2012, Parker and Johnson filed a petition in Thurston County Superior Court pursuant to RCW 29A.68.011, seeking an order prohibiting Wyman from placing Schaller’s name on the general election ballot.”
Tim Eyman v. Robert Ferguson, 433 P.3d 863 (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “dissatisfied with the ballot title or summary for a state initiative or referendum may, within five days from the filing of the ballot title in the office of the secretary of state, appeal to the superior court” under RCW 29A.”
Jewels Helping Hands v. Hansen, 567 P.3d 19 (Wash. 2025). · cites it 9× “Stuckart—in the affidavit required to support a RCW 29A.68.011 challenge—also asserted that the case was subject to .”
Washington Election Integrity Coalition United v. Chandra Schumacher (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “Schumacher (1) A wrongful act other than as provided for in RCW 29A.68.011 has been performed or is about to be performed by any election officer; or (2) Any neglect of duty on the part of an election officer other than as provided for in RCW 29A.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 29A.68.011(1) — 1 case
Jewels Helping Hands v. Hansen, 567 P.3d 19 (Wash. 2025). “Stuckart—in the affidavit required to support a RCW 29A.68.011 challenge—also asserted that the case was subject to .”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 29A.68.011(3) — 1 case
Parker v. Wyman, 289 P.3d 628 (Wash. 2012). “On August 22, 2012, Parker and Johnson filed a petition in Thurston County Superior Court pursuant to RCW 29A.68.011, seeking an order prohibiting Wyman from placing Schaller’s name on the general election ballot.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 29A.68.011(4) — 1 case
In Re the Election Contest Filed by Coday, 130 P.3d 809 (Wash. 2006). “See RCW 29A.68.011, .020; Foulkes v. Hays, 85 *814 Wash.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 29A.68.011(6) — 1 case
Parker v. Wyman, 289 P.3d 628 (Wash. 2012). “On August 22, 2012, Parker and Johnson filed a petition in Thurston County Superior Court pursuant to RCW 29A.68.011, seeking an order prohibiting Wyman from placing Schaller’s name on the general election ballot.”
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