Concerning the removal of deceased candidates for nonpartisan office from ballots.

Summary

The bill adds a new section to the RCW that tells county auditors how to handle a candidate who dies before an election for a city, town, or special purpose district office. If a primary has been held, the third‑place primary finisher can replace the deceased on the general ballot, or the deceased’s votes are simply not counted if ballots are already printed. If no primary was held, the deceased name is removed and any votes cast for them are discarded.

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