RCW 41.58.080

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(1)For any new organizing petition to form a new bargaining unit of currently unrepresented workers or to add unrepresented workers to an existing bargaining unit, regardless of whether the election is by mail ballot or cross-check, the public employment relations commission must accept electronic signatures, subject to the requirements set forth in this section and by rules adopted by the commission.

(2)At a minimum, electronic signature submissions must include:

(a)The name of the signer;

(b)The phone number, email address, or social media account of the signer;

(c)The exact authorization language to which the signer assents;

(d)The date of submission of the electronic signature; and

(e)The name of the signer's employer.

(3)The petitioning party must provide a declaration that:

(a)Identifies the technology used to obtain and verify the signature;

(b)Provides the methods used to ensure the authenticity of the signature; and

(c)Confirms the information transmitted to the signer was the same information to which the signer assented.

(4)The public employment relations commission must adopt rules to implement this section.

[ 2024 c 98 s 1 .]