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WA Supreme Court upholds signature checks for ballots

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Washington’s system of verifying signatures on ballots before they are counted does not violate the state constitution, the state Supreme Court has ruled. Read more...

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washingtonstatestandard.com

Washington Supreme Court upholds ballot signature verification system

The Washington state Supreme Court building in Olympia. (Photo by Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)Washington’s ballot signature verification system is constitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday, despite a challenge arguing the process has disenfranchised tens of thousands of voters in the past decade. In a unanimous ruling, the justices determined steps taken in recent years have improved the system to help voters fix, or “cure,…

WA Supreme Court upholds signature checks for ballots

Washington’s system of verifying signatures on ballots before they are counted does not violate the state constitution, the state Supreme Court has ruled. Read more...

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union-bulletin.com

Washington Supreme Court upholds signature checks for ballots

SEATTLE — Washington's system of verifying signatures on ballots before they are counted does not violate the state constitution, the state Supreme Court has ruled.

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Lynnwood Times

Supreme Court upholds signature verification process in Vet Voice v. Hobbs

The Washington Supreme Court unanimously sided with state's signature verification process today in Vet Voice v. Hobbs.

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electionlawblog.org

Unanimous Washington Supreme Court rejects state constitutional challenge to absentee ballot signature matching practices

Vet Voice Foundation v. Hobbs: This case concerns some of the most fundamental building blocks of our representative democracy: the right to vote, the legislature’s power and obligation to ensure that voters can freely exercise that right, and the… Continue reading The post Unanimous Washington Supreme Court rejects state constitutional challenge to absentee ballot signature matching practices appeared first on Election Law Blog.

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