ADOPTED 4/14/2005

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5743-S.E AMH .... MORI 056

ESSB 5743 - H AMD TO H AMD (5743-S.E AMH HUNS REIL 137)

By Representative ____________

   On page 17, after line 24 of the striking amendment, insert:

   "Sec. 21. RCW 29A.84.140 and 2003 c 111 s 2108 are each amended to read as follows:

   A person who knows that he or she does not possess the legal qualifications of a voter and who registers to vote is guilty of a ((misdemeanor punishable under RCW 9A.20.021)) class C felony."

   Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct internal references accordingly.

EFFECT: Changes the crime of unqualified registration from a misdemeanor to a class C felony.