Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 29A.04.151 (2026)
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"Residence" for the purpose of registering and voting means a person's permanent address where he or she physically resides and maintains his or her abode. However, no person gains residence by reason of his or her presence or loses his or her residence by reason of his or her absence:
(1) While employed in the civil or military service of the state or of the United States;
(2) While engaged in the navigation of the waters of this state or the United States or the high seas;
(3) While a student at any institution of learning;
(4) While confined in any public prison.
Absence from the state on business shall not affect the question of residence of any person unless the right to vote has been claimed or exercised elsewhere.
[ 2003 c 111 s 126; 1971 ex.s. c 178 s 1; 1965 c 9 s 29.01.140. Prior: 1955 c 181 s 1; prior: (i) Code 1881 s 3051; 1865 p 25 s 2; RRS s 5110. (ii) Code 1881 s 3053; 1866 p 8 s 11; 1865 p 25 s 4; RRS s 5111. Formerly RCW 29.01.140.]
Notes:
Residence, contingencies affecting: State Constitution Art. 6 s 4.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2015–2026 · leading case: Camarata v. Kittitas Cnty., 346 P.3d 822 (Wash. Ct. App. 2015).
Camarata v. Kittitas Cnty., 346 P.3d 822 (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). “112 and RCW 29A.04.151, and Article IV, section 4 of the state Constitution.”
Neville W. Richter, V. Deborah C. Turk (Wash. Ct. App. 2026). “It means 5 Relying on RCW 29A.04.151, Richter asserts that “going away to college does not constitute an abandonment” of homestead rights.”
State of Washington v. James Anthony Padrta (Wash. Ct. App. 2026). “previously registered to vote in another state and is registering to vote in Washington to provide all information needed to cancel the previous registration, and requiring the county auditor to immediately cancel any voter’s registration on the official state voter registration…”
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