Section 434-324-005. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Active status" means a designation assigned to voters with complete voter registration records signifying that the voter is eligible to vote.

(2) "Applicant" means a person who has applied, or is applying, to become a registered voter in the state of Washington.

(3) "Auditor" means "county auditor" and means the county auditor in a noncharter county or the officer in a charter county, irrespective of title, having the overall responsibility to maintain voter registration to conduct state and local elections.

(4) "County election management system" means software used by county auditors to manage computer files pertaining to elections and includes, but is not limited to, voter registration records.

(5) "County registration number" means an identifier assigned to each registered voter by the county auditor.

(6) "Electronic registration" means the electronic submission of voter registration applications.

(7) "Extraction," as used in this chapter, means the creation of an electronic list of specific information from the entire official statewide voter registration data base.

(8) "New county" means a county in Washington state that a registered voter is moving to from another county within Washington state.

(9) "Previous county" means a county in Washington state that a registered voter lived in prior to moving to a new county.

(10) "Pending status" means a voter registration record is not yet complete, and the applicant is not yet a registered voter.

(11) "Pending cancellation" means the registered voter's registration record must be canceled within a specified amount of time and he or she is not eligible to vote.

(12) "Registered voter" means any elector who has completed the statutory registration procedures established by Title 29A RCW.

(13) "Secretary" means secretary of state or any other person authorized by the secretary of state to act on his or her behalf.

(14) "State registration number" means a unique identifier assigned to each registered voter by the state, pursuant to RCW 29A.08.125.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 29A.04.611, 29A.04.620, and 29A.04.630. WSR 11-24-064, § 434-324-005, filed 12/6/11, effective 1/6/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 29A.04.611. WSR 09-18-098, § 434-324-005, filed 9/1/09, effective 10/2/09; WSR 07-24-044, § 434-324-005, filed 11/30/07, effective 12/31/07; WSR 07-12-032, § 434-324-005, filed 5/30/07, effective 6/30/07; WSR 05-24-039, § 434-324-005, filed 11/30/05, effective 12/31/05.]

RCW 29A.04.611, 29A.04.620, and 29A.04.630. WSR 11-24-064, § 434-324-005, filed 12/6/11, effective 1/6/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 29A.04.611. WSR 09-18-098, § 434-324-005, filed 9/1/09, effective 10/2/09; WSR 07-24-044, § 434-324-005, filed 11/30/07, effective 12/31/07; WSR 07-12-032, § 434-324-005, filed 5/30/07, effective 6/30/07; WSR 05-24-039, § 434-324-005, filed 11/30/05, effective 12/31/05.