This section establishes a special procedure which an elector not registered in the state may use to register to vote during the period beginning after the closing of registration for voting at the polls under RCW 29A.08.140 and ending on the fifteenth day before a primary, special election, or general election. A qualified elector in the state may register to vote in person in the office of the county auditor of the county in which the applicant resides, or at a voter registration location specifically designated for this purpose by the county auditor or secretary of state, and apply for an absentee ballot for that primary or election. The auditor or registration assistant shall register that individual in the manner provided in this chapter. The application for an absentee ballot executed by the newly registered voter for the primary or election that follows the execution of the registration shall be promptly transmitted to the auditor with the completed voter registration form.

[2006 c 97 § 2; 2005 c 246 § 10; 2004 c 267 § 113; 2003 c 111 § 213; 1993 c 383 § 1. Formerly RCW 29.07.152.]

NOTES:

     Effective date -- 2005 c 246: See note following RCW 10.64.140.

     Effective dates -- 2004 c 267: See note following RCW 29A.08.651.