ADOPTED 4/14/2005

0521

5743-S.E AMH .... REIL 160

 

 

 

 

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

By Representative ____________

 

 

    On page 7 of the striking amendment, after line 22, insert the following:

 

   "Sec. 10. RCW 29A.08.125 and 2004 c 267 s 110 are each amended to read as follows:

   (1) Each county auditor shall maintain a computer file containing a copy of each record of all registered voters within the county contained on the official statewide voter registration list for that county.

   (2) The secretary of state shall at least quarterly review and update the records of all registered voters on the official statewide voter registration database to make additions and corrections.

   (3) The computer file must include, but not be limited to, each voter's last name, first name, middle initial, date of birth, residence address, gender, date of registration, applicable taxing district and precinct codes, and the last date on which the individual voted.

   (4) The county auditor shall subsequently record each consecutive date upon which the individual has voted and retain all such consecutive dates."

 

 

   Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

 

 

   On page 12 of the striking amendment, line 26, after "courts." insert "The computerized list may also be coordinated with the data bases of election officials in other states."

 

   On page 13 of the striking amendment, line 12, after "felons" insert ", of persons who have declined to serve on juries by virtue of not being citizens of the United States, and of persons determined to be legally incompetent to vote"

 

 

   On page 13 of the striking amendment, after line 22, insert the following:

   "(12) In order to maintain the statewide voter registration data base, the secretary of state may, upon agreement with other appropriate jurisdictions, screen against data bases maintained by election officials in other states and data bases maintained by federal agencies including, but not limited to, the federal bureau of investigation, the federal court system, the federal bureau of prisons, and the bureau of citizenship and immigration services.    (13) The secretary of state shall retain information regarding previous successful appeals of proposed cancellations of registrations in order to avoid repeated cancellations for the same reason."

 

 

   Renumber the subsections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

 

 

 

 

EFFECT: Required database maintenance must be done at least quarterly. Provisions are added to require that the computerized list may be coordinated with data bases of election officials in other states. In addition to screening for felons, the Secretary of State shall screen for persons who have declined to serve on juries because they are not citizens of the United States, or have been found legally incompetent to vote. The Secretary of State may screen against databases in other states and databases maintained by federal agencies. Information regarding previous successful appeals of proposed cancellations of registrations must be retained in order to avoid repeated cancellations for the same reason.