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Article: GOV. GREGOIRE ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER ON VOTER REGISTRATION ASSISTANCE

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July 4, 2007
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Gov. Christine Gregoire, D-Wash., issued the following executive order:

EXECUTIVE ORDER 07-04 Voter Registration Assistance

WHEREAS, Washington began offering voter registration services through the state Department of Licensing in 1992;

WHEREAS, the United States Congress passed the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) requiring states to, among other things, offer voter registration opportunities at state offices that provide public assistance and state offices that provide state-funded programs primarily engaged in serving persons with disabilities;

WHEREAS, the Washington State legislature subsequently enacted statutes designed to implement the public agency provisions of the ...

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