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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2833

HB 2833: All mail voting

Adopting all mail voting.

Summary

  • Requires counties with fewer than 500,000 active registered voters to conduct all elections entirely by mail effective immediately.
  • Requires counties with more than 500,000 active registered voters to conduct all elections entirely by mail no later than January 1, 2009.
  • Changes precinct sizes to not more than 2,000 active registered voters effective 2012.
  • Allows the appointment of two precinct committee officers in precincts that have 1,000 or more active registered voters.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2833), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2008
  2. Out of committeeFeb 4, 2008
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (D-22)
Introduced
January 16, 2008 in the House
Last action
February 4, 2008
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2833, SHB 2833

AN ACT Relating to all mail elections;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (D-22)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Sherry Appleton D-23Mark Miloscia D-30Brendan Williams D-22

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 2833)
  2. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  3. SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2833)
  4. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2833)
  5. SGTA - Executive action taken by committee.
  6. Minority; do not pass.
  7. SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  8. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 2833 in other sessions

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

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