RCW 10.64.140
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(1)When a person is convicted of a felony and sentenced to a term of total confinement under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections, the court shall require the defendant to sign a statement acknowledging that:
(a)The defendant's right to vote has been lost due to the felony conviction and sentence to a term of total confinement;
(b)If the defendant is registered to vote, the voter registration will be canceled;
(c)The right to vote is automatically restored as long as the defendant is not serving a sentence of total confinement under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections;
(d)The defendant must reregister before voting; and
(e)Voting before the right is restored is a class C felony under RCW 29A.84.660 .
(2)For the purposes of this section:
(a)A sentence of total confinement does not include confinement imposed as a sanction for a community custody violation under RCW 9.94A.633 (1).
(b)"Total confinement" has the same meaning as in RCW 9.94A.030 .
[ 2021 c 10 s 5 ; 2009 c 325 s 5 ; 2005 c 246 s 1 .]
Notes:
Effective date — 2021 c 10: See note following RCW 29A.08.520 .
Effective date — 2005 c 246: "This act takes effect January 1, 2006." [ 2005 c 246 s 26 .]