Loss of voting rights—Acknowledgment.

(1) When a person is convicted of a felony and sentenced to a term of total confinement under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections, the court shall require the defendant to sign a statement acknowledging that:(a) The defendant's right to vote has been lost due to the felony conviction and sentence to a term of total confinement;(b) If the defendant is registered to vote, the voter registration will be canceled;(c) The right to vote is automatically restored as long as the defendant is not serving a sentence of total confinement under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections;(d) The defendant must reregister before voting; and(e) Voting before the right is restored is a class C felony under RCW 29A.84.660.(2) For the purposes of this section:(a) A sentence of total confinement does not include confinement imposed as a sanction for a community custody violation under RCW 9.94A.633(1).(b) "Total confinement" has the same meaning as in RCW 9.94A.030.[ 2021 c 10 s 5; 2009 c 325 s 5; 2005 c 246 s 1.]Notes:Effective date—2021 c 10: See note following RCW 29A.08.520.Effective date—2005 c 246: "This act takes effect January 1, 2006." [ 2005 c 246 s 26.]