WSR 25-23-015

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

SECRETARY OF STATE

[Filed November 7, 2025, 10:14 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Clarifying identification requirements for service and overseas voters.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 29A.04.611.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The purpose for this proposal is to clarify existing federal and state laws with current rules for procedure when a service or overseas voter does not supply a form of identification when registering to vote and requesting a ballot.

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 Dave Piersma, P.O. Box 40229, Olympia, WA 98504-0229, phone 360-902-4172, fax 360-664-4619, email dave.piersma@sos.wa.gov, website sos.wa.gov/elections; or Victoria Donahue, P.O. Box 40229, Olympia, WA 98504-0229, phone 360-725-5788, fax 360-664-4619, email victoria.donahue@sos.wa.gov, website sos.wa.gov/elections.

November 7, 2025

Amanda Doyle

Chief of Staff