WA People
BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 1468: Voter registration

Concerning voter registration.

Summary

  • Moves the deadline to register to vote by any method to 11 days before an election.
  • Moves the deadline to update an existing voter registration to 28 days before an election, then to 11 days before an election once the voter registration database allows transfers of registrations between counties.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (HB 1468), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2017
  2. Out of committeeFeb 16, 2017
  3. Passed HouseMar 1, 2017
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Matt Manweller (R-13)
Introduced
January 20, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 5334
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to extending the time period for voter registration to no later than eleven days before the day of a primary, special election, or general election;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Matt Manweller (R-13)

9 co-sponsors (7 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Dan Griffey R-35Zack Hudgins D-11Laurie Jinkins D-27Larry Haler R-8Marcus Riccelli D-3Chris Kilduff D-28Gerry Pollet D-46Beth Doglio D-22

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 1, 2017
Version voted on: HB 1468
84 Yea 14 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat50000
Republican341400
How each member voted

Yea (84)

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History

  1. Referred to State Government, Elections & Information Technology.
  2. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  8. First reading, referred to State Government.
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 84; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  12. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  13. SEIT - Majority; do pass.
  14. First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1468 in other sessions

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