Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 29A.08 · 63 active provisions
DEFINITIONS (1) The minimum required information provided on a voter registration application in order to place a voter registration applicant on the voter registration rolls includes:(a) Name;(b) Residential address;(c) Date of birth;(d) A signature attesting to the truth of the information provided on the application…
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, for voter registration applicants, the date the voter registration application is received by an election official will be used as the registration date for the purpose of registering and meeting the registration cutoff deadline.
The definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Verification notice" means a notice sent by the county auditor or secretary of state to a voter registration applicant and is used to verify or collect information about the applicant in order to…
GENERAL PROVISIONS (1) In compliance with the Help America Vote Act (P.L. 107-252), the centralized statewide voter registration list maintained by the secretary of state is the official list of eligible voters for all elections.(2) In all counties, the county auditor shall be the chief registrar of voters for every pr…
(1) If the driver's license number, state identification card number, or last four digits of the social security number provided by the applicant match the information maintained by the Washington department of licensing or the social security administration, and the applicant provided all information required by RCW 2…
(1) For persons registering under RCW 29A.08.120, 29A.08.123, 29A.08.170, 29A.08.330, 29A.08.340, 29A.08.362, and 29A.08.365, an application is considered complete only if it contains the information required by RCW 29A.08.010. The applicant is considered to be registered to vote as of:(a) The original date of receipt;…
(1) No person registering to vote, who meets all the qualifications of a registered voter in the state of Washington, shall be disqualified because he or she lacks a traditional residential address. A voter who lacks a traditional residential address will be registered and assigned to a precinct based on the location p…
A person or organization collecting voter registration application forms must transmit the forms to the secretary of state or a county auditor within five business days. The registration date on such forms will be the date they are received by the secretary of state or county auditor. A person or organization collectin…
Any elector of this state may register to vote by mail under this title.
(1) A person qualified to vote who has a valid:(a) Washington state driver's license;(b) Washington state identification card;(c) Washington state learner's permit;(d) Current Washington tribal identification; or(e) Social security number,may submit a voter registration application electronically on the secretary of st…
(1) The office of the secretary of state shall maintain a statewide voter registration database. This database must be a centralized, uniform, interactive computerized statewide voter registration list that contains the name and registration information of every registered voter in the state.(2) The statewide list is t…
Election officials shall not include inactive voters in the count of registered voters for the purpose of dividing precincts, determining voter turnout, or other purposes in law for which the determining factor is the number of registered voters.
(1) When a person who has previously registered to vote in another state applies for voter registration in Washington, the person shall provide on the registration form all information needed to cancel any previous registration. Notification must be made to the state elections office of the applicant's previous state o…
(1) In order to vote in any primary, special election, or general election, a person who is not registered to vote in Washington must:(a) Submit a registration application that is received by an election official no later than eight days before the day of the primary, special election, or general election. For purposes…
The expense of registration in all rural precincts must be paid by the county. The expense of registration in all precincts lying wholly within a city or town must be paid by the city or town. Registration expenses for this section include both active and inactive voters.
No record may be created or maintained by a state or local governmental agency or a political organization that identifies a voter with the information marked on the voter's ballot, except the declarations made under RCW 29A.56.050(2).
Under no circumstances may an individual be required to affiliate with, join, adhere to, express faith in, or declare a preference for, a political party or organization upon registering to vote.
(1) A person may sign up to register to vote if he or she is sixteen or seventeen years of age, as part of the future voter program.(2) A person who signs up to register to vote may not vote until reaching eighteen years of age unless the person is seventeen years of age at the primary election or presidential primary…
(1) A person who has attained sixteen years of age may sign up to register to vote, as part of the future voter program, by submitting a voter registration application by mail.(2) The applicant must attest to the truth of the information provided on the application by affirmatively accepting the information as true.(3)…
(1) A person who has attained sixteen years of age and has a valid Washington state driver's license or identicard may sign up to register to vote as part of the future voter program, by submitting a voter registration application electronically on the secretary of state website.(2) The applicant must attest to the tru…
FORMS An applicant for voter registration shall complete an application providing the following information concerning the applicant's qualifications as a voter in this state:(1) The applicant's full name;(2) The applicant's date of birth;(3) The address of the applicant's residence for voting purposes;(4) The mailing…
(1) The secretary of state shall specify by rule the format of all voter registration applications. These applications shall be compatible with existing voter registration records. An applicant for voter registration shall be required to complete only one application and to provide the required information other than t…
For all voter registrations, the registrant shall sign the following oath:"I declare that the facts on this voter registration form are true. I am a citizen of the United States, I will have lived at this address in Washington for at least thirty days immediately before the next election at which I vote, and I am at le…
(1) All registration applications required under RCW 29A.08.210 and 29A.08.340 shall be produced and furnished by the secretary of state to the county auditors and the department of licensing.(2) The county auditor shall distribute forms by which a person may register to vote by mail and update the address for any prev…
In order to encourage the broadest possible voting participation by all eligible citizens, the secretary of state shall produce voter registration information in the various languages required of state agencies.