Each county auditor shall maintain in his or her office, open for public inspection, a record of the requests he or she has received for absentee ballots under this chapter.

     The information from the requests shall be recorded and lists of this information shall be available no later than twenty-four hours after their receipt.

     This information about absentee voters shall be available according to the date of the requests and by legislative district. It shall include the name of each applicant, the address and precinct in which the voter maintains a voting residence, the date on which an absentee ballot was issued to this voter, if applicable, the type of absentee ballot, and the address to which the ballot was or is to be mailed, if applicable.

     The auditor shall make copies of these records available to the public for the actual cost of production or copying.

[2003 c 111 § 1013. Prior: 1991 c 81 § 33; 1987 c 346 § 17; 1973 1st ex.s. c 61 § 1. Formerly RCW 29.36.340, 29.36.097.]

NOTES:

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

     Legislative intent -- Effective date -- 1987 c 346: See notes following RCW 29A.40.010.