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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5184: Polling place voting

Authorizing counties to establish and conduct polling place voting.

Summary

  • A county may authorize polling-place voting in all or part of the county. Registered voters in a county may petition the county's legislative authority to adopt an ordinance authorizing polling-place voting by submitting petitions signed by at least 8 percent of registered voters in the county who voted in the previous gubernatorial election.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5184), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2015
  2. Out of committeeFeb 4, 2015
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Don Benton (R-17)
Introduced
January 15, 2015 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to authorizing counties to establish and conduct polling place voting;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Don Benton (R-17)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Bob Hasegawa D-11

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. Senate Rules "X" file.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  9. Minority; do not pass.
  10. GOS - Majority; do pass.
  11. First reading, referred to Government Operations & State Security.

SB 5184 in other sessions

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