SSB 5499 -
By Senators Carrell, Roach
WITHDRAWN 03/11/2005
On page 8, after line 19 of the amendment, insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 5 A new section is added to chapter 29A.08
RCW to read as follows:
(1) Short title. This section may be cited as the "Washington
Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act."
(2) Findings and declaration. The legislature finds that illegal
immigration is causing economic hardship to this state and that illegal
immigration is encouraged by public agencies within this state that
provide public benefits without verifying immigration status. The
legislature further finds that illegal immigrants have been given a
safe haven in this state with the aid of identification cards that are
issued without verifying immigration status, and that this conduct
contradicts federal immigration policy, undermines the security of our
borders, and demeans the value of citizenship. Therefore, the
legislature finds that the public interest of this state requires that
all public agencies within this state cooperate with federal
immigration authorities to discourage illegal immigration.
(3) Form of registration. In addition to the requirements of RCW
29A.08.010, the form of registration provided by the secretary of state
or county auditor must include a statement that the applicant must
submit evidence of United States citizenship with the application and
that the county auditor or secretary of state shall reject the
application if no evidence of citizenship is attached.
(4) The county auditor or secretary of state shall reject any
application for registration that is not accompanied by satisfactory
evidence of United States citizenship. Satisfactory evidence of
citizenship includes any of the following:
(a) The number of the applicant's Washington state driver's license
or Washington state identification card issued by the department of
licensing, but only if the department indicates on the applicant's
driver's license or identification card that the applicant has provided
satisfactory proof of United States citizenship;
(b) A legible photocopy of the applicant's birth certificate that
verifies citizenship to the satisfaction of the county auditor or
secretary of state;
(c) A legible photocopy of pertinent pages of the applicant's
United States passport identifying the applicant and the applicant's
passport number or presentation to the county auditor or the secretary
of state of the applicant's United States passport;
(d) A presentation to the county auditor or secretary of state of
the applicant's United States naturalization documents or the number of
the certificate of naturalization. If only the number of the
certificate of naturalization is provided, the applicant must not be
included in the registration rolls until the number of the certificate
of naturalization is verified with the United States Immigration and
Naturalization Service by the county auditor or secretary of state;
(e) Other documents or methods of proof that are established under
the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; or
(f) The applicant's Bureau of Indian Affairs card number, tribal
treaty card number, or tribal enrollment number.
(5) Notwithstanding subsection (4) of this section, any person who
is registered in this state on the effective date of this section is
deemed to have provided satisfactory evidence of citizenship and may
not be required to resubmit evidence of citizenship unless the person
is changing voter registration from one county to another or
reregistering to vote.
(6) Proof of voter registration from another state or county is not
satisfactory evidence of citizenship.
(7) After a person has submitted satisfactory evidence of
citizenship, the county auditor or secretary of state shall indicate
this information in the person's permanent voter file. After two
years, the county auditor or secretary of state may destroy all
documents that were submitted as evidence of citizenship."
Renumber the sections following consecutively and correct internal references accordingly.
SSB 5499 -
By Senators Carrell, Roach
WITHDRAWN 03/11/2005
On page 22, line 12 of the title amendment, after "29A.84.650;" insert "adding a new section to chapter 29A.08 RCW;"
EFFECT: (1) Requires that applicants for voter registration
provide proof of United States citizenship;
(2) Requires that county auditors and the secretary of state reject
an application for voter registration that does not include proof of
United States citizenship;
(3) Lists satisfactory evidence of citizenship.