Timothy White v. Skagit County Island County

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TIMOTHY WHITE, No. 72028-7-1 Appellant, DIVISION ONE v. SKAGIT COUNTY and ISLAND PUBLISHED OPINION COUNTY, FILED: July 13, 2015 Respondents. Becker, J. — Skagit and Island Counties denied a Public Records Act request for copies of voted ballots. In view of Washington's constitutional and statutory provisions protecting ballot secrecy, we hold the requested records are exempt. The 2013 general election was held on November 5. The next day, Appellant Timothy White made a request of Skagit and Island Counties under the Public Records Act,…