(1) An auditor must cancel the voter registration records of a deceased voter as authorized by RCW
29A.08.510.
(2) In addition to comparing a list of deceased persons prepared by the registrar of vital statistics with voter registration records pursuant to RCW
29A.08.510, the secretary may also compare voter registration records with deceased persons' information from the Social Security Administration. Comparisons must be conducted on a monthly basis. For any potential matches identified through the registrar of vital statistics or Social Security Administration, the secretary must confirm that the dates of birth are identical. The secretary must generate a county list of matching names, identified as potentially deceased voters, and provide the names to each auditor electronically. The auditor must review the list and approve or reject the proposed cancellations. The secretary may assist the auditor with this review.
(3) The county auditor must remove a participant from the future voter program established under RCW
29A.08.170 upon receipt of documentation from Vital Statistics, Social Security Administration, official death certificate, or written confirmation from another registered voter that the participant is deceased.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
29A.04.611. WSR 24-03-053, § 434-324-090, filed 1/10/24, effective 2/10/24; WSR 20-13-043, § 434-324-090, filed 6/10/20, effective 7/11/20; WSR 09-18-098, § 434-324-090, filed 9/1/09, effective 10/2/09; WSR 06-11-041, § 434-324-090, filed 5/10/06, effective 6/10/06; WSR 05-24-039, § 434-324-090, filed 11/30/05, effective 12/31/05.]