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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 5315: Election procedures

Reforming certain election procedures.

Summary

  • Revises certain election procedures. Provides that, if the county auditor receives an absentee or mail ballot in a return identification envelope on which the voter's signature is missing, illegible, or does not match the registration file, only the county auditor or other election officer may contact the voter regarding the signature. The names of voters in these cases is not a matter of public record.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2005
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mark Schoesler (R-9)
Introduced
January 20, 2005 in the Senate
Last action
January 9, 2006

AN ACT Relating to election procedures;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mark Schoesler (R-9)

14 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 13 Republicans)

Mike Hewitt R-16Bob Morton R-7Stephen Johnson R-47Dan Swecker R-20Bob Oke R-26Jerome Delvin R-8Mike Carrell R-28Val Stevens R-39Senator R-15Pam Roach R-31Senator D-35Joyce Mulliken R-13Linda Evans Parlette R-12Don Benton R-17

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

SB 5315 in other sessions

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

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