BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

SB 6717: Voter-verified paper ballots

Requiring use of voter-verified paper ballots.

Summary

Requires all voting systems in Washington state to produce a voter-verified paper ballot, to be read and verified by the voter at time of voting, without the use of an interface, except as may be needed for certain disabled individuals, and placed in a ballot box either by the voter or voting machine, to be used as the official ballot in recounts and election audits.

From the Bill Digest (SB 6717), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to public confidence in election results;

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

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 6717 (2009–10) Public assistance decisions · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6717 (2007–08) PUD commissioner salaries · Enacted · Chapter 218, Laws of 2008
SB 6717 (2005–06) Criminal background checks · Enacted · Chapter 293, Laws of 2006
SB 6717 (2001–02) Watershed planning · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6717 (1999–00) Employment drug test · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6717 (1997–98) Joint center for higher ed · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6717 (1995–96) Fircrest school planning brd · Did not pass · died in committee