BILL · 2003–04 SESSION
SB 5886: Voter abstention
Allowing voters to indicate abstention from voting on any particular office.
Summary
- Ballots must contain an opportunity for the voter to indicate abstention from voting on each office and instructions on the proper method of voter abstention.
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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedFeb 18, 2003
- Out of committeeFeb 27, 2003
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Val Stevens (R-39)
- Introduced
- February 18, 2003 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 2004
AN ACT Relating to indication of voter abstention;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Val Stevens (R-39)
5 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 4 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Referred to Rules.
- Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- GO - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.
SB 5886 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5886 (2025–26) Personality rights
- SB 5886 (2023–24) Firefighter safety funding
- SB 5886 (2021–22) Rare diseases adv. council
- SB 5886 (2019–20) Video game industry T.O.
- SB 5886 (2017–18) Orca protection
- SB 5886 (2015–16) 1063 block replacement proj.
- SB 5886 (2013–14) DOT surplus property
- SB 5886 (2011–12) State government T.O.