WA People
BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

HB 1197: Election residency requirmnt

Establishing residency requirements for elections.

Summary

  • A person may not file a declaration of candidacy for an office, and may not hold an elective office, unless he or she has been a properly registered voter of the geographic area represented by the office for at least one year before the date of filing the declaration of candidacy. These requirements do not apply to municipal court judges.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1197), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 1999
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
John Pennington (R-18)
Introduced
January 19, 1999 in the House
Last action
January 10, 2000

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: John Pennington (R-18)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Christopher Hurst D-31

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

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HB 1197 in other sessions

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