WSR 19-05-062

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

SECRETARY OF STATE

[Filed February 18, 2019, 1:21 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Implementation of the VoteWA voter registration system.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 29A.04.630.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The office of the secretary of state and local county election officials are in the process of installing a new voter registration system called VoteWA. The system will change elements of the voter registration and election management process. Rules will need to be adjusted or drafted to support the new processes and procedures.

Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Sheryl Moss, P.O. Box 40229, Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-902-4146, fax 360-664-4619, email sheryl.moss@sos.wa.gov, web site vote.wa.gov; or Stuart Holmes, P.O. Box 40229, Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-725-5794, fax 360-664-4619, email stuart.holmes@sos.wa.gov, web site vote.wa.gov.

February 19, 2019

Mark Neary

Assistant Secretary of State