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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 3477

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senators Rinehart, Newhouse and Rasmussen; by Secretary of State request

Read first time 1/31/85 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

AN ACT Relating to voter registration records; adding a new section to chapter 29.07 RCW; and repealing RCW 29.07.150.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 29.07 RCW to read as follows:

          The county auditor shall have custody of the voter registration records for each county and shall maintain those records in accordance with this section.

          (1) The original voter registration form, as established by RCW 29.07.070, shall be filed alphabetically without regard to precinct and shall not be available for public inspection and copying.

          (2) An automated file of all registered voters shall be maintained pursuant to RCW 29.07.220, which shall be the source of the precinct lists of registered voters used at the polls on election day.  Lists of registered voters produced from the automated file are public records and are thus available for inspection and copying.  Information on any individual voter is exempt from public inspection and copying whenever, in the opinion of the county auditor, the release of such information would violate personal privacy or vital governmental interests.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  Section 29.07.150, chapter 9, Laws of 1965, section 19, chapter 202, Laws of 1971 ex. sess. and RCW 29.07.150 are each repealed.