WA People
BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 2473: Inactive voters

Eliminating the requirement that auditors send a ballot or an application to receive a ballot to inactive voters.

Summary

  • Eliminates the requirement that a county auditor send inactive voters a ballot or ballot application at least 18 days prior to an election.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2473), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2008
  2. Out of committeeJan 24, 2008
  3. Passed HouseFeb 1, 2008
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (D-22)
Introduced
January 14, 2008 in the House
Last action
March 13, 2008
Companion bill
SB 6582
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to inactive voters;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (D-22)

3 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Mike Armstrong R-12Sherry Appleton D-23Brian Blake D-19

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 1, 2008
Version voted on: HB 2473
95 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat62001
Republican33002
How each member voted

Yea (95)

Excused (3)

Permalink to this vote

History

  1. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  4. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  5. GO - Majority; do pass.
  6. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  7. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.
  9. Placed on third reading.
  10. Committee recommendations adopted.
  11. Placed on second reading suspension calendar.
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. SGTA - Executive action taken by committee.
  14. SGTA - Majority; do pass.
  15. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs.
  16. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2473 in other sessions

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

Report wrong or missing information on this page