No irregularity or improper conduct in the proceedings of any county canvassing board or any member of the board amounts to such malconduct as to annul or set aside any election unless the irregularity or improper conduct was such as to either, reverse the outcome of an election measure or procure the person whose right to the office may be contested, to be declared duly elected although the person did not receive the highest number of legal votes.
RCW 29A.68.070
Misconduct of board—Irregularity material to result.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Fred Meise v. Michele Jaderlund, Grant County Auditor (2018)
Most recently applied in Fred Meise v. Michele Jaderlund, Grant County Auditor (March 2018)
2016 c 130 s 6; 2011 c 10 s 65; 2003 c 111 s 1707; 1965 c 9 s 29.65.060
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.