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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5668: Voting rights

Enacting the Washington voting rights act.

Summary

  • The Voting Rights Act (Act) is established, creating a cause of action where local and district elections exhibit polarized voting between voters in a protected class and other voters, and where members of the protected class do not have an equal opportunity to elect their preferred candidate or influence the election.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5668), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2015
  2. Out of committeeFeb 20, 2015
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Cyrus Habib (D-48)
Introduced
January 28, 2015 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
HB 1745
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to establishing a voting rights act to promote equal voting opportunity in certain political subdivisions by authorizing district-based elections, requiring redistricting and new elections in certain circumstances, and establishing a cause of action to redress lack of voter opportunity;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Cyrus Habib (D-48)

12 co-sponsors (12 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Bob Hasegawa D-11John McCoy D-38Pramila Jayapal D-37Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Marko Liias D-21Maralyn Chase D-32Jamie Pedersen D-43Mark Mullet D-5Karen Keiser D-33Jeannie Darneille D-27Steve Conway D-29Karen Fraser D-22

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  4. Moved to Rules White Sheet.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. Senate Rules "X" file.
  10. Moved to Rules White Sheet.
  11. Minority; without recommendation.
  12. Minority; do not pass.
  13. GOS - Majority; do pass.
  14. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  15. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Security.

SB 5668 in other sessions

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