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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2707: Voter preregistration

Concerning voter preregistration of persons seventeen years of age including designating voter registration locations and voter preregistration locations.

Summary

  • Allows 17 year olds to preregister to vote that will make the person eligible to vote when he or she turns 18 years old.

From the House Bill Analysis 2016 (HB 2707), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2016
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Bergquist (D-11)
Introduced
January 19, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 6340
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to voter preregistration of persons seventeen years of age including the designation of voter registration locations and voter preregistration locations;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Bergquist (D-11)

19 co-sponsors (15 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Melanie Stambaugh R-25Jeff Holy R-6Ruth Kagi D-32Eric Pettigrew D-37Hans Zeiger R-25Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Brady Walkinshaw D-43Dick Muri R-28Eileen Cody D-34Noel Frame D-36Chris Reykdal D-22Derek Stanford D-1Laurie Jinkins D-27Jake Fey D-27Gael Tarleton D-36Chris Kilduff D-28Timm Ormsby D-3Gerry Pollet D-46Roger Goodman D-45

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 State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2707 in other sessions

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