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                                           ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 542

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representatives Day, Padden, Fisher, Dellwo, Barrett, P. King, Silver, Sanders and Scott

Read first time 2/6/85 and referred to Committee on Constitution, Elections & Ethics.

AN ACT Relating to voter registration; and amending RCW 29.07.065 and 29.07.070.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 2, chapter 21, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. and RCW 29.07.065 are each amended to read as follows:

          In addition to other information required by this chapter, each applicant for registration shall establish his identity, unless personally known by the registration officer, by producing at least one of the following items:

          (1) A social security card containing the applicant's signature.  Whenever the social security record is so used, the registration officer shall enter the applicant's social security number upon the appropriate registration forms;

          (2) A driver's license which contains the signature and/or a photograph of the applicant;

          (3) A valid Washington state identicard;

          (4) A nationally or regionally known credit card containing the signature and/or photograph of the applicant;

          (5) An identification card issued by the United States, any state or any agency of either, of a kind commonly used to identify the members or employees of such government agencies (including military I.D. cards), and which contain the signature and/or the photograph of the applicant.

          In addition, whenever the registration officer has a doubt as to whether the applicant is of legal voting age, such officer ((may)) shall require the applicant to produce a record ((which)) that establishes the applicant's date of birth.

          Failure to produce such identification except when necessary to establish the applicant's date of birth at the time of registration as set forth in this section shall not deter the act of registration:  PROVIDED, That registration officials shall indicate on the registration form by checking either "identification produced" or "identification not produced".

        Sec. 2.  Section 29.07.070, chapter 9, Laws of 1965 as last amended by section 3, chapter 21, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. and RCW 29.07.070 are each amended to read as follows:

          The registration officer shall interrogate the applicant for registration, concerning ((his)) the applicant's qualifications as a voter of the state, and of the county, city, town, and precinct in which ((he)) the applicant applies for registration, requiring ((him)) the applicant to state:

          (1) The  previous address of the last former registration of the applicant as a voter in the state;

          (2) ((His)) Full name;

          (3) Date of birth;

          (4) Place of residence, street and number, if any, or post office or rural mail route address;

          (5) Whether ((he)) the applicant is a citizen of the United States; and

(6) Place of birth (city and state or equivalent).

          Answers to all questions shall be inserted on a single registration form to be prescribed by the secretary of state.