Legal Opinion
White v. Clark County
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 30, 2015No. 46081-5-IIPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaxa, J.
¶1 Timothy White appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his petition for Clark County (County) to show *627adequate cause for refusing to disclose scanned images of pre-tabulated election ballots pursuant to a Public Records Act (PRA)1 request. He argues that the images were nonexempt public records subject to PRA disclosure. Article VI, section 6 of the Washington Constitution, various sections of Title 29A RCW, and secretary of state regulations adopted under express legislative authority make it clear that election ballots must be kept completely secure from the time of receipt through…
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