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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6778

SB 6778: Voter registration

Allowing voter registration up to and on election day.

Summary

  • (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) Provides that, for elections held after August 1, 2009, an elector not registered in the state may use a special procedure to register to vote during the period beginning after the closing of registration for voting at the polls and ending on the day of a primary, special election, or general election.

From the Substitute Bill Digest (SSB 6778), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2008
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joe McDermott (D-34)
Introduced
January 23, 2008 in the Senate
Last action
February 8, 2008
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6778, SSB 6778

AN ACT Relating to allowing voter registration up to and on election day;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joe McDermott (D-34)

6 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Darlene Fairley D-32Lisa Brown D-3Eric Oemig D-45Adam Kline D-37Paull Shin D-21Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36

Votes

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

History

  1. GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6778)
  2. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 6778)
  3. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 6778)
  4. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 6778)
  5. Minority; do not pass.
  6. And refer to Ways & Means.
  7. Referred to Ways & Means.
  8. GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

SB 6778 in other sessions

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

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