SSB 5743 -
By Senator Roach
ADOPTED 03/07/2005
On page 9, after line 23, insert the following:
"Sec. 12 RCW 46.20.155 and 2004 c 249 s 7 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) Before issuing an original license or identicard or renewing a
license or identicard under this chapter, the licensing agent shall
determine if the applicant wants to register to vote or transfer his or
her voter registration by asking the following question:
"Do you want to register to vote or transfer your voter
registration?"
If the applicant chooses to register or transfer a registration,
the agent shall ((state)) ask and confirm the following:
(("I would like to remind you that you must be a United States
citizen and at least eighteen years of age in order to vote."))
(1) "Are you a United States citizen?"
(2) "Are you at least eighteen years of age?"
If the applicant answers in the affirmative to both questions, the
agent shall then provide the applicant with a voter registration form
and instructions and shall record that the applicant has requested to
register to vote or transfer a voter registration.
If the applicant answers in the negative to either question, the
agent shall not provide the applicant with a voter registration form
and instructions.
(2) The department shall establish a procedure that substantially
meets the requirements of subsection (1) of this section when
permitting an applicant to renew a license or identicard by mail or by
electronic commerce."
Renumber the sections following consecutively and correct internal references accordingly.
SSB 5743 -
By Senator Roach
ADOPTED 03/07/2005
In line 3 of the title, after "29A.08.651," strike "and 29A.08.775" and insert "29A.08.775, and 46.20.155"
EFFECT: (1) Changes the statement a motor vehicle licensing agent
must make relating to registering to vote to a question of whether the
applicant is a United States citizen;
(2) Changes the statement a motor vehicle licensing agent must make
relating to the minimum age requirement of a registered voter to a
question of whether the applicant is a United States citizen;
(3) Prohibits the registration of an individual who answers "no" to
either question.