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RCW 29A.08.330

Registration at designated agencies—Procedures.

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Edelman v. State (2011)

Most recently applied in Edelman v. State (February 2011)

2023 c 466 s 11; 2023 c 361 s 5; 2020 c 208 s 5; 2019 c 391 s 6; 2018 c 109 s 18; 2013 c 11 s 16; 2009 c 369 s 20; 2005 c 246 s 14; 2003 c 111 s 224

(1) The secretary of state shall prescribe the method of voter registration for each designated agency. The agency shall use either the state voter registration by mail form with a separate declination form for the applicant to decline to register at this time, or the agency may use a separate form or process approved for use by the secretary of state.

(2) The person providing service at the agency shall offer voter registration services to every client at the time of application for service or assistance and with each renewal, recertification, or change of address. The person providing service shall give the applicant the same level of assistance with the voter registration application as is offered to fill out the agency's forms and documents, including information about age and citizenship requirements for voter registration.

(3)(a) The person providing service at the agency shall determine if the prospective applicant wants to register to vote or update the applicant's voter registration by asking the following question of all applicants age 16 or older:

(4) If an agency uses a computerized application process, it may, in consultation with the secretary of state, develop methods to capture simultaneously the information required for voter registration during a person's computerized application process.

(5) Each designated agency shall transmit the applications to the secretary of state or appropriate county auditor within three business days and must be received by the election official by the required voter registration deadline.

(6) Disclosure of information on individuals under the age of 18 is subject to RCW 29A.08.725.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.