- (1) The right to vote is restored following a felony conviction that includes serving a sentence of total confinement upon release from total confinement as established in RCW 29A.08.520.
- (2) (a) The secretary of state must compare lists of persons held in total confinement for a felony conviction with the list of registered voters, to identify individuals appearing on both lists.
(b) Upon receiving new data, or at least on a monthly basis, the secretary must compare the voter registration records to lists of persons who have been:
- (i) Convicted of a felony in Washington state court and are serving a sentence of total confinement under the jurisdiction of the Washington state department of corrections, when lists of such persons are provided by the department of corrections.
- (ii) Convicted by a federal court or any state court other than a Washington state court and currently serving a sentence of total confinement, when lists of such persons are provided by federal or other state authorities.
- (3) The secretary must create a list of voters potentially convicted of a felony as identified in subsection (1) of this section by matching the first name, last name, date of birth, and other identifying information.
- (4) (a) For each voter identified through the process set forth in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the secretary must change the voter's registration status to "pending" with a status reason that indicates the record is for a person who is potentially ineligible to vote due to serving a sentence of total confinement for a felony conviction, or incarcerated for a felony conviction in a state other than Washington state or federal court.
- (b) Voters with a pending status must not be issued a ballot.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 29A.04.611. WSR 21-24-052, § 434-324-106, filed 11/24/21, effective 12/25/21; WSR 20-13-043, § 434-324-106, filed 6/10/20, effective 7/11/20. Statutory Authority: RCW 29A.04.611, 29A.04.620, and 29A.04.630. WSR 11-24-064, § 434-324-106, filed 12/6/11, effective 1/6/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 29A.04.611. WSR 10-03-072, § 434-324-106, filed 1/18/10, effective 2/18/10; WSR 09-18-098, § 434-324-106, filed 9/1/09, effective 10/2/09; WSR 06-23-094, § 434-324-106, filed 11/15/06, effective 12/16/06; WSR 05-24-039, § 434-324-106, filed 11/30/05, effective 12/31/05.]