§ 72.09.275 — Duty to notify of process for restoration of voting rights.

Washington § 72.09.275

• Jurisdiction: Washington
• Title 72: STATE INSTITUTIONS
• Ch. 72.09: DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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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 .

Effective date — 2021 c 10: See note following RCW 29A.08.520 .

Legislative History

[2021 c 10 s 7;2019 c 43 s 1.]