WAC 434-215-025. Filing fee petitions

(1) When a candidate submits a filing fee petition in lieu of his or her filing fee, as authorized by RCW 29A.24.091 , voters eligible to vote on the office in the general election are eligible to sign the candidate's filing fee petition. (2) A candidate submitting a filing fee petition in the place of a filing fee may not file the declaration of candidacy electronically. (3) A candidate submitting a filing fee petition must submit all signatures when filing the declaration of candidacy. The candidate cannot supplement the signatures at a later date. (4) The filing officer shall verify the candidate has submitted sufficient number of valid signatures equal to the filing fee. The first valid signature of a voter counts toward the number of signatures required. Duplicate signatures are invalid.