Title 29A — Title 29A ELECTIONS

(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…

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.[ 20…

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 info…

(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 o…

(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 pr…

(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…

(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 assign…

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 aud…

Any elector of this state may register to vote by mail under this title.[ 2004 c 267 s 109; 2003 c 111 s 208. Prior: 1993 c 434 s 3. Formerly RCW 29.08.030.]Notes:Effective dates—2004 c 267: See note following RCW 29A.08.010.

(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 applicati…

(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 …

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.[ 2011 c 10 s 14; 2009 c 369 s 13;…

*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 1916-S.SL) ***(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. Notificat…

(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 ele…

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.[ 2003 c…

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).[ 2019 c 7 s 6; 2004 c 271 s 107.]

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.[ 2004 c 271 s 108.]

(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 p…

(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 affirmative…

(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.…

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 fo…

(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 provi…

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 …

(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 …

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.[ 2023 c 466 s 9; 2003 c 111 s 139; 2001 c 41 s 3. Formerly RCW 29A.0…

(1) The governor, in consultation with the secretary of state, shall designate agencies to provide voter registration services in compliance with federal statutes. The governor, in consultation with the secretary of state, may designate local, federal, or tribal agencies, includi…

A person applying for government services which require proof of citizenship as part of that application may receive automatic voter registration services by providing the following information:(1) Name;(2) Residential address;(3) Date of birth;(4) A signature attesting to the tr…

For persons not performing an automatic voter registration transaction subject to RCW 29A.08.315:(1) A person may register to vote or update their residential address information for a voter registration when applying for service or assistance and with each renewal, recertificati…

(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 …

(1) A person not performing an automatic voter registration transaction under RCW 29A.08.315 may register to vote or update the person's existing voter registration when applying for or renewing a driver's license or identification card under chapter 46.20 RCW.(2) To register to …

The department of licensing shall produce and transmit to the secretary of state the following information from the records of each individual who requested to register to vote or update the individual's existing voter registration at a driver's license facility: The name, addres…

(1) The department of licensing must collect and transmit to the secretary of state voter registration information for all citizens applying for, renewing, or updating an enhanced driver's license or enhanced identicard by automated process at the time of registration, renewal, o…

(1) For applicants served under RCW 29A.08.355, the application is submitted pursuant to RCW 29A.08.350 and marked as an automatic voter registrant.(2) For each such application, the secretary of state must obtain a digital copy of the applicant's signature image from the departm…

(1)(a) For persons age eighteen years and older registering under RCW 29A.08.355(1), an application is considered complete only if it contains the information required by RCW 29A.08.010 and other information as required by the secretary of state. The applicant is considered to be…

(1) The health benefit exchange shall provide the following information to the secretary of state's office for consenting Washington healthplanfinder applicants who affirmatively indicate that they are interested in registering to vote, including applicants who file changes of ad…

(1) The governor shall make a decision, in consultation with the office of the secretary of state, as to whether each agency identified in subsection (2) of this section shall implement automatic voter registration. The final decision is at the governor's sole discretion.(2) This…

(1) If a person who is ineligible to vote becomes, in the rare occasion, registered to vote under RCW 29A.08.355 or 29A.08.362 in the absence of a knowing violation by that person of RCW 29A.84.140, that person shall be deemed to have performed an authorized act of registration a…

A registered voter who changes residence from one address to another may transfer the voter's registration to the new address in one of the following ways:(1) Sending the county auditor a request stating both the voter's present address and the address from which the voter was la…

A registered voter who changes his or her name shall notify the county auditor regarding the name change by submitting a notice clearly identifying the name under which he or she is registered to vote, the voter's new name, and the voter's residence, and providing a signature of …

*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 1916-S.SL) ***The registrations of deceased voters may be canceled from voter registration lists as follows:(1) Periodically, the registrar of vital statistics of the state shall prepare a list of persons who resided in each county, for whom a death ce…

Upon receiving official notice that a court has imposed a guardianship for a person under RCW 11.130.265 and has determined that the person is incompetent for the purpose of rationally exercising the right to vote, if the person subject to guardianship is a registered voter in th…

(1) For a felony conviction in a Washington state court, the right to vote is automatically restored as long as the person is not serving a sentence of total confinement under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections. For a felony conviction in a federal court or any sta…

Registration records of persons whose voter registrations have been canceled as authorized under this title must be preserved in the manner prescribed by rule by the secretary of state. Information from such canceled registration records is available for public inspection and cop…

The secretary of state shall conduct an ongoing list maintenance program designed to detect persons registered in more than one county or voting in more than one county in an election. This program must be applied uniformly throughout the state and must be nondiscriminatory in it…

(1) Registered voters are divided into two categories, "active" and "inactive." All registered voters are classified as active, unless assigned to inactive status by the county auditor.(2) Persons signing up to register to vote as future voters as defined under RCW 29A.04.070 are…

(1) Each county auditor must request change of address information from the postal service for all mail ballots.(2)(a) If change of address information received by the county auditor from the postal service, the department of licensing, or another agency designated to provide vot…

(1) A voter whose registration has been made inactive under this chapter and who requests to vote at an ensuing election before two federal general elections have been held must be allowed to vote a regular ballot applicable to the voter's current residence address, and the voter…

*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 1916-S.SL) ***(1) The county auditor shall return an inactive voter to active voter status if, prior to the passage of two federal general elections, the voter:(a) Notifies the auditor of a change of address;(b) Responds to a confirmation notice with i…

Confirmation notices must be on a form prescribed by, or approved by, the secretary of state and must request that the voter verify that the voter continues to reside at the address of record and desires to continue to use that address for voting purposes, or provide a new reside…

(1) If the response to the confirmation notice from the voter indicates that the voter has changed residence address or location within the county, the auditor shall update the voter record to reflect the new residence address within the auditor's county. If the response indicate…