1916-S AMH STUE SHIP 114

  

SHB 1916 - H AMD 789

By Representative Stuebe

On page 4, at the beginning of line 24, strike "perjury" and insert "((perjury)) false swearing"

On page 9, line 15, after "under" strike "this chapter" and insert "RCW 29A.08.810(3)(b)"

On page 9, beginning on line 19, strike all of subsection (9)

EFFECT: Limits the circumstances under which a challenger may be guilty of the crime of false swearing for knowingly providing false information as part of a voter registration challenge to only situations where the challenger knowingly provides false information on their signed affidavit attesting that the challenged voter is not qualified to vote or does not reside at the address on record. Eliminates the offense and penalty for knowingly challenging a person's voter registration without reasonable cause.

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