Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 29A.84.520 (2026)

Electioneering at voting center or ballot drop location by election officers forbidden

✓ current as of May 2026
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Any election officer who does any electioneering at a voting center or ballot drop location during the voting period that begins eighteen days before and ends the day of a special election, general election, or primary is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction must be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars and pay the costs of prosecution.
[ 2013 c 11 s 83; 2011 c 10 s 70; 2003 c 111 s 2122; 1965 c 9 s 29.51.030. Prior: 1947 c 35 s 1, part; 1889 p 412 s 33, part; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 5298, part. Formerly RCW 29.51.030.]

Notes:

Notice to registered poll votersElections by mail2011 c 10: See note following RCW 29A.04.008.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2023 · leading case: Krabach v. King Cnty. (W.D. Wash. 2022).
Krabach v. King Cnty. (W.D. Wash. 2022). · cites it 7× “510(1) and RCW 29A.84.520 and corresponding administrative regulation W.”
Krabach v. King Cnty. (W.D. Wash. 2023). · cites it 7× “510(1)(a), RCW 29A.84.520, 16 and/or W.A.C. 434-250-100(6).”
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