Subject of Possible Rule Making: Elections.

     Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 29A.04.611.

     Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: It is necessary to update the WACs to reflect recent legislative changes, and to update and clarify procedures.

     Process for Developing New Rule:       Negotiated rule making.

     Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Katie Blinn, Assistant Director of Policy, P.O. Box 40220, Olympia, WA 98504-0220, (360) 902-4168, katie.blinn@sos.wa.gov.

June 4, 2013

Kenneth Raske

Assistant Secretary of State