WHITE v. SKAGIT COUNTY

No. 72028-7-I.

355 P.3d 1178 (2015)

188 Wn. App. 886

Timothy WHITE, Appellant, v. SKAGIT COUNTY and Island County, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

July 13, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric D. `knoll' Lowney , Marc Zemel , Smith & Lowney PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

A.O. Denny , Skagit County Prosecutor's Office, Melinda Beth Miller , Attorney at Law, Mount Vernon, WA, Daniel B. Mitchell , Island County Prosecuting Atty. Office, Coupeville, WA, for Respondent.

Rebecca R. Glasgow , Attorney General's Office, Olympia, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Secretary of State.

William John Crittenden , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington COAlition for Open Government.


¶ 1 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.

¶ 2 The 2013 general election was held on November 5. The next day, Appellant Timothy White...

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