Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-324 - Statewide voter registration database › Section 434-324-040 - Processing voter registrations

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Upon entry of a new voter registration,
			 the statewide voter registration database must assign a registration
			 identification number to the registration.
(2) If the applicant provided a Washington
			 driver's license number, state identification card number or valid tribal
			 identification card, the applicant's identity is verified with the department
			 of licensing. If the applicant provided the last four digits of their Social
			 Security number, the applicant's identity is verified with the Social Security
			 Administration through the department of licensing.
(3) If the applicant's identity is not
			 verified or cannot be verified in the automated verification process, the
			 county auditor must confirm the accuracy of the information entered from the
			 voter registration application. The county auditor must correct any errors and
			 again attempt to verify the applicant's identity automatically.
(4) If the applicant provided a Washington
			 driver's license number, state identification number, or valid tribal
			 identification number and the identity is not verified in the automated
			 verification process, the county auditor may check department of licensing
			 records to verify the applicant's identity. If the county auditor has the
			 voter's Washington driver's license number, state identification number, or
			 valid tribal identification card number, information on the application may be
			 considered a "match" if it is clear to the county auditor that the information
			 on the application describes the person on the department of licensing record.
			 Reasons that the county auditor may conclude that the information on the
			 application describes the person on the department of licensing record include,
			 but are not limited to, the following:
(a)
			 The first, middle, or last name on the application is a variation of the first,
			 middle, or last name in the department of licensing record;
(b) The first, middle, or last name has
			 transposed letters or another typographical error on the application or in the
			 department of licensing record;
(c)
			 The first and last names are transposed on the application or in the department
			 of licensing record;
(d) The first
			 and middle names are transposed on the application or in the department of
			 licensing record;
(e) The applicant
			 has a compound or hyphenated name which is not accurately or completely set
			 forth on the application or in the department of licensing record;
(f) The first or middle name is abbreviated
			 with initials on the application or in the department of licensing
			 record;
(g) The last name on the
			 application and the last name in the department of licensing record are not the
			 same but, based on other information, the county auditor concludes that one of
			 the names is a maiden name or a former name of the same person; or
(h) The month and day of the applicant's date
			 of birth are transposed on the application or in the department of licensing
			 record.
If the county auditor concludes that the information on the
				application describes the person on the department of licensing record, the
				county auditor must override the failure to verify through the automated
				verification process and must note the reason it is considered a match. The
				county auditor must place the applicant on the official list of registered
				voters in active status.
(i)
			 If the applicant's identity is not verified in the automated verification
			 process and the voter's identification could not be confirmed through the
			 department of licensing, the applicant must be provisionally registered
			 pursuant to RCW 29A.08.-107. The registration record must be flagged as still
			 requiring verification of the applicant's identity before the applicant's
			 ballot may be counted.