Wash. Rev. Code § 29A.84.050
Tampering with registration form or ballot declaration
Washington · Revised Code of Washington Chapter 29A.84 — Crimes and Penalties · Status: effective
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- Wash. Rev. Code § 29A.84.050, Tampering with registration form or ballot declaration, Washington, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1503121
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(1) A person who knowingly destroys, alters, defaces, conceals, or discards a completed voter registration form, signed ballot declaration, or voted ballot is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. This section does not apply to (a) the voter who completed the form or declaration, or (b) a county auditor who acts as authorized by law.
(2) Any person who intentionally fails to return another person's completed voter registration form, signed ballot declaration, or voted ballot to the proper state or county elections office by the applicable deadline is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.