White v. Reed seeks to protect the fundamental right to a secret ballot for all Washington voters, regardless of their counties of residence. In recent elections, over a million Washington voters have had unique bar codes placed on their ballots, violating their right to a secret ballot as guaranteed by the Washington Constitution and state law. The lawsuit claims the challenged practices violate federal equal protection because they are employed only in certain counties (see list below). Petitioners ask the State Supreme Court to grant an injunction against Secretary of State Sam Reed.

• view the Press Release
• view the Petition
• view Petitioner Tim White's ballot showing the unique ballot bar code in the lower left hand corner
• view the List of Counties affixing bar codes to ballots and employing Mail in Ballot Tracker
• view the Statement of Petitioner Tim White
• view the Statement of Voter Action in support of lawsuit