A. If a person’s qualification to vote is in question, the person may vote a questioned ballot after complying with subsection (C) of this section.

B. Every election official and any other person qualified to vote may question a person attempting to vote if the questioner has good reason to suspect that the person is not qualified to vote under WMC 4.08.010. All questions regarding a person’s qualification to vote shall be made in writing, setting out the reason that the person has been questioned.

C. The questioned person shall, before voting, execute a declaration on a form provided by the clerk attesting to the fact that in each particular the person meets all the qualifications of a voter, is not disqualified, and has not voted at the same election, and certifying that the person understands that a false statement on the declaration may subject the person to prosecution for a misdemeanor under state law. After the questioned person has executed the certificate, the person may vote a questioned ballot.

D. A voter who casts a questioned ballot shall mark the ballot in private, place the ballot in the secrecy sleeve, and enclose the secrecy sleeve in an envelope on which the declaration the voter previously signed is located. The ballot envelope shall be deposited in the ballot box.

E. Each election official shall keep a record of the names and signatures of voters who cast a questioned ballot before the election official and the date on which the ballots were cast.

F. The questioned ballots shall remain in the election official’s custody until delivered to the clerk as directed by the clerk. (Ord. 16-15 § 13, 2016; Ord. 12-26 § 2, 2012; Ord. 12-20 § 22, 2012)