Washington State's routine recount rules: a machine recount is automatic if the vote margin between the top two candidates is less than 2,000 votes and less than 0.5% of the total votes cast for those candidates, and a manual recount is required for statewide contests if the margin is less than 1,000 votes and less than 0.25%.
January 01, 2025
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These are the statutory thresholds that trigger automatic machine recounts and required manual recounts in Washington elections.
Since 1966, Washington voters have considered at least 10 proposed constitutional amendments to exempt certain funds from the state constitutional ban on investing public funds in private stocks and equities, and five of those measures passed (most recently in 2007).
January 01, 1966
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Washington's constitution generally bans investing public funds in private equities, but voters have repeatedly considered and sometimes approved targeted exemptions.