HB 1916 — Amending voter registration challenges and managing voter registration lists.

ENGROSSEDH-1229.1 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1916 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By House State Government & Tribal Relations (originally sponsored by Representatives Doglio and Parshley)Parshley READRead FIRSTfirst TIMEtime 02/18/25.02/10/25.

Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations.

1 ESHBHB 1916 date of birth or an address.

2 ESHBHB 1916 (1) Registration of a person as a voter is presumptive evidence of his or her right to vote.

(2) A person's right to vote may be challenged by another registered voter or the county prosecuting attorney.

3 ESHBHB 1916 (3)(a)(i)(2) TheA challengerperson's mustright fileto avote separatemay voterbe registrationchallenged challengeby formanother orregistered official electronic voter challengefrom form,the assame providedcounty, underor RCWthe 29A.08.850,county forprosecuting eachattorney. voter whose registration is challenged.

(3)(a)(i) The challenger must file a separate voter registration challenge form or official electronic voter challenge form, as provided under RCW 29A.08.850, for each voter whose registration is challenged.

(4) ((Challenges based on a felony conviction under RCW 29A.08.520 must be heard according to RCW 29A.08.520 and rules adopted by the secretary of state.)) Voters who do not receive ballotsp. because their registration has been made inactive pursuant to this chapter are not subject to voter registration challenges.

p.4 HB 1916 ballots because their registration has been made inactive pursuant to this chapter are not subject to voter registration challenges.

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Information related to the challenge must bep. maintained by the county auditor for the appropriate retention period, and is subject to disclosure upon request.

p.5 HB 1916 be maintained by the county auditor for the appropriate retention period, and is subject to disclosure upon request.

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(b) If the challenge is to the residential address provided by the voter, the challenged voter must be provided notice of the exceptions allowed in RCW 29A.08.112 and 29A.04.151, and Article VI, p.

6 ESHBHB 1916 (b) If the challenge is to the residential address provided by the voter, the challenged voter must be provided notice of the exceptions allowed in RCW 29A.08.112 and 29A.04.151, and Article VI, section 4 of the state Constitution, and may update the residence address on the voter's voter registration, or reregister until 8:00 p.m.

(iii) Notice of any consequences for failing to respond to the challenge;

and (iv) How responding to the challenge may help the voter remain registered to vote.

7 ESHBHB 1916 (5)(iii) TheNotice challengerof hasany theconsequences burdenfor failing to proverespond ((byto clear and convincing evidence)) beyond a reasonable doubt that the challengedchallenge; voter's registration is improper.

and (iv) How responding to the challenge may help the voter remain registered to vote.

(5) The challenger has the burden to prove ((by clear and convincing evidence)) beyond a reasonable doubt that the challenged voter's registration is improper.

(c) If the challenge is based on an allegation under RCW 29A.08.810(1)(c), the auditor, auditor's designee, or canvassing board sustains the challenge, and the voter provides a corrected residence address that is outside of the state, the voter p.

8 ESHBHB 1916 (c) If the challenge is based on an allegation under RCW 29A.08.810(1)(c), the auditor, auditor's designee, or canvassing board sustains the challenge, and the voter provides a corrected residence address that is outside of the state, the voter registration shall be canceled, and any challenged ballot shall not be counted.

(8) Any challenger that knowingly provides false information as part of a voter registration challenge under this chapter, either before or during an election, is guilty of falseperjury swearing under RCWchapter 9A.72.040,9A.72 withRCW. a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than $10,000.

and (e)p. A clear statement providing that such certification is subject to penalty of perjury under chapter 9A.72 RCW.

p.9 HB 1916 (e) A clear statement providing that such certification is subject to penalty of perjury under chapter 9A.72 RCW.

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(2) A county auditor receiving official information from an elections office in another state that a voter has registered to vote in ((another)) that state moreand recentlyhas thanlisted ina Washington,prior whichaddress theor auditorsocial issecurity ablenumber tothat verify matches the informationauditor's inrecords, a Washington voter registration record, shall immediately cancel that voter's registration on the official state voter registration list.

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