Passed by the House February 28, 2007 Yeas 91 Nays 6 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 9, 2007 Yeas 30 Nays 17 ________________________________________ President of the Senate		CERTIFICATE I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1528 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Chief Clerk
Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington		FILED Secretary of State State of Washington

Read first time 01/22/2007. Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

AN ACT Relating to electronic voter registration; adding a new section to chapter 29A.08 RCW; and providing an effective date.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 29A.08 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) A person who has a valid Washington state driver's license or state identification card may submit a voter registration application electronically on the secretary of state's web site.
     (2) The applicant must attest to the truth of the information provided on the application by affirmatively accepting the information as true.
     (3) The applicant must affirmatively assent to use of his or her driver's license or state identification card signature for voter registration purposes.
     (4) A voter registration application submitted electronically is otherwise considered a registration by mail.
     (5) For each electronic application, the secretary of state must obtain a digital copy of the applicant's driver's license or state identification card signature from the department of licensing.
     (6) The secretary of state may employ additional security measures to ensure the accuracy and integrity of voter registration applications submitted electronically.