- (1) The expense of voter registration shall be distributed according to RCW 29A.08.150. Costs must be divided between the county and cities or towns according to the total registered voters contained in the city or town and the county for all other registered voters. The total registered voters must contain both active and inactive voters.
- (2) Following the end of each calendar year, the county auditor shall determine the total cost of voter registration for the year. Costs shall include the portion of personnel costs, supplies, postage, voter outreach, a portion of the election management system, and any other costs directly associated with voter registration.
- (3) Equipment, overhead, and indirect costs shall be determined in the same manner as election costs and must be divided between voter registration and election costs.
- (4) For counties with an election reserve fund, a surcharge may be added to each jurisdiction's voter registration costs in the same manner as election costs.
- (5) The county auditor shall include a minimum fee of at least $100 from each jurisdiction in the same manner as election cost allocation in WAC 434-270-030.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 29A.04.611. WSR 26-07-033, s 434-270-090, filed 3/11/26, effective 4/11/26.]