Loss of voting rights — Acknowledgment.
RCW 10.64.140
in effect(1) When a person is convicted of a felony and sentenced to a term of total confinement under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections, the court shall require the defendant to sign a statement acknowledging that: (a) The defendant's right to vote has been lost due to the felony conviction and sentence to a term of total confinement; (b) If the defendant is registered to vote, the voter registration will be canceled; (c) The right to vote is automatically restored as long as the defendant is not serving a sentence of total confinement under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections; (d) The defendant must reregister before voting; and (e) Voting before the right is restored is a class C felony under RCW 29A.84.660 . (2) For the 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 .
(1) When a person is convicted of a felony and sentenced to a term of total confinement under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections, the court shall require the defendant to sign a statement acknowledging that:
(a) The defendant's right to vote has been lost due to the felony conviction and sentence to a term of total confinement;
(b) If the defendant is registered to vote, the voter registration will be canceled;
(c) The right to vote is automatically restored as long as the defendant is not serving a sentence of total confinement under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections;
(d) The defendant must reregister before voting; and
(e) Voting before the right is restored is a class C felony under RCW 29A.84.660 .
(2) For the 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 .
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=10.64&full=trueFetched: 6/28/2026