RCW 72.09.275
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(1)The department shall notify a person, in writing, of the process for restoration of voting rights, as described in RCW 29A.08.520 , prior to the release from, or transfer to partial confinement from, total confinement under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections unless a person is being released from a department of corrections facility to an out-of-state jurisdiction or federal detention center, pursuant to a felony conviction. The department shall also provide the person with:
(a)A voter registration form and written instructions for returning the form by mail; and
(b)Written information regarding registering to vote in person and electronically.
(2)For 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 7 ; 2019 c 43 s 1 .]
Notes:
Effective date — 2021 c 10: See note following RCW 29A.08.520 .