"Sec. 3   RCW 29A.08.125 and 2003 c 111 s 209 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Each county auditor shall maintain a computer file containing the records of all registered voters within the county. The auditor may provide for the establishment and maintenance of such files by private contract or through interlocal agreement as provided by chapter 39.34 RCW. 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.
     (2) County election officials shall randomly investigate the record of all registered voters within the county contained on the official statewide voter registration list for that county, to make corrections in the record regarding persons who are deceased or whose residence differs from that on the official statewide voter registration list.
     (3) The county auditor shall subsequently record each consecutive date upon which the individual has voted and retain at least the last five such consecutive dates. If the voter has not voted at least five times since establishing his or her current registration record, only the available dates will be included.

Sec. 4   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) County election officials shall randomly investigate the record of all registered voters within the county contained on the official statewide voter registration list for that county, to make corrections in the record regarding persons who are deceased or whose residence differs from that on the official statewide voter registration list.
     (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.

Sec. 5   RCW 29A.08.605 and 2003 c 111 s 236 are each amended to read as follows:
     In addition to the case-by-case maintenance required under RCW 29A.08.620 and 29A.08.630 ((and)), the canceling of registrations under RCW 29A.08.510, and the random investigation required under RCW 29A.08.125, the county auditor shall establish a general program of voter registration list maintenance. This program must be a thorough review that is applied uniformly throughout the county and must be nondiscriminatory in its application. Any program established must be completed at least once every two years and not later than ninety days before the date of a primary or general election for federal office. The county may fulfill its obligations under this section in one of the following ways:
     (1) The county auditor may enter into one or more contracts with the United States postal service, or its licensee, which permit the auditor to use postal service change-of-address information. If the auditor receives change of address information from the United States postal service that indicates that a voter has changed his or her residence address within the county, the auditor shall transfer the registration of that voter and send a confirmation notice informing the voter of the transfer to the new address. If the auditor receives postal change of address information indicating that the voter has moved out of the county, the auditor shall send a confirmation notice to the voter and advise the voter of the need to reregister in the new county. The auditor shall place the voter's registration on inactive status;
     (2) A direct, nonforwardable, nonprofit or first-class mailing to every registered voter within the county bearing the postal endorsement "Return Service Requested." If address correction information for a voter is received by the county auditor after this mailing, the auditor shall place that voter on inactive status and shall send to the voter a confirmation notice;
     (3) Any other method approved by the secretary of state.

Sec. 6   RCW 29A.08.605 and 2004 c 267 s 128 are each amended to read as follows:
     In addition to the case-by-case maintenance required under RCW 29A.08.620 and 29A.08.630 ((and)), the canceling of registrations under RCW 29A.08.510, and the random investigation required under RCW 29A.08.125, the secretary of state and the county auditor shall cooperatively establish a general program of voter registration list maintenance. This program must be a thorough review that is applied uniformly throughout the county and must be nondiscriminatory in its application. Any program established must be completed at least once every two years and not later than ninety days before the date of a primary or general election for federal office. This obligation may be fulfilled in one of the following ways:
     (1) The secretary of state may enter into one or more contracts with the United States postal service, or its licensee, which permit the use of postal service change-of-address information. If the change of address information is received from the United States postal service that indicates that a voter has changed his or her residence address within the state, the auditor shall transfer the registration of that voter and send a confirmation notice informing the voter of the transfer to the new address;
     (2) A direct, nonforwardable, nonprofit or first-class mailing to every registered voter bearing the postal endorsement "Return Service Requested." If address correction information for a voter is received by the county auditor after this mailing, the auditor shall place that voter on inactive status and shall send to the voter a confirmation notice;
     (3) Any other method approved by the secretary of state.

Sec. 7   RCW 29A.08.651 and 2004 c 267 s 101 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The office of the secretary of state shall create and maintain a statewide voter registration data base. This data base must be a single, uniform, official, centralized, interactive computerized statewide voter registration list defined, maintained, and administered at the state level that contains the name and registration information of every legally registered voter in the state and assigns a unique identifier to each legally registered voter in the state.
     (2) The computerized list must serve as the single system for storing and maintaining the official list of registered voters throughout the state.
     (3) The computerized list must contain the name and registration information of every legally registered voter in the state.
     (4) Under the computerized list, a unique identifier is assigned to each legally registered voter in the state.
     (5) The computerized list must be coordinated with other agency data bases within the state, including but not limited to the department of corrections, the department of licensing, and the department of health.
     (6) Any election officer in the state, including any local election officer, may obtain immediate electronic access to the information contained in the computerized list.
     (7) All voter registration information obtained by any local election officer in the state must be electronically entered into the computerized list on an expedited basis at the time the information is provided to the local officer.
     (8) The chief state election officer shall provide support, as may be required, so that local election officers are able to enter information as described in subsection (3) of this section.
     (9) The computerized list serves as the official voter registration list for the conduct of all elections.
     (10) The secretary of state has data authority on all voter registration data.
     (11) The voter registration data base must be designed to accomplish at a minimum, the following:
     (a) Comply with the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-252);
     (b) Identify duplicate voter registrations;
     (c) Identify suspected duplicate voters;
     (d) Screen against the department of corrections data base to aid in the cancellation of voter registration of felons;
     (e) Provide up-to-date signatures of voters for the purposes of initiative signature checking;
     (f) Provide current and accurate voter registration information using information obtained under RCW 29A.08.125;
     (g) Provide for a comparison between the voter registration data base and the department of licensing change of address data base;
     (((g))) (h) Provide online access for county auditors with the goal of real time duplicate checking and update capabilities; and
     (((h))) (i) Provide for the cancellation of voter registration for persons who have moved to other states and surrendered their Washington state drivers' licenses."

"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 23   Sections 3 and 5 of this act expire January 1, 2006.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 24   Sections 4, 6, and 7 of this act take effect January 1, 2006."