BILL · 2011–12 SESSION
SB 6128: Voter registration at age 16
Allowing eligible youth at least sixteen years of age to register to vote.
Summary
- A person who is at least 16 and meets all requirements to vote except age may register to vote with the Office of the Secretary of State. This registration is held from entry in the statewide voter registration database until the voter becomes 18 and eligible to vote.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 12, 2012
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Margarita Prentice (D-11)
- Introduced
- January 12, 2012 in the Senate
- Last action
- April 11, 2012
- Companion bill
- EHB 2205
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to voter registration for sixteen and seventeen year olds;
Sponsors
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections.
SB 6128 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 6128 (2019–20) Postpartum period/Medicaid
- SB 6128 (2017–18) Recreational access fees
- SB 6128 (2015–16) Electronic product recycling
- SB 6128 (2013–14) Student medications/delivery
- SB 6128 (2009–10) Taxation of little cigars
- SB 6128 (2007–08) Candidate or committee