29A.08.440 - Voter name change. - Washington Statutes

Voter name change.

A registered voter who changes his or her name shall notify the county auditor regarding the name change by submitting a notice clearly identifying the name under which he or she is registered to vote, the voter's new name, and the voter's residence, and providing a signature of the new name, or by submitting a voter registration application.

     A properly registered voter who files a change-of-name notice at the voter's precinct polling place during a primary or election and who desires to vote at that primary or election shall sign the poll book using the voter's former and new names.

[2009 c 369 § 25; 2003 c 111 § 231; 1994 c 57 § 37; 1991 c 81 § 25. Formerly RCW 29.10.051.]

Notes: Severability -- Effective date -- 1994 c 57: See notes following RCW 29A.16.040.

Effective date -- 1991 c 81: See note following RCW 29A.84.540.