WA People
BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 1934: Voting rights

Enacting the Washington voting rights act.

Summary

  • Creates a state voting rights act to protect the equal opportunity for minority groups to participate in county or city elections.
  • Creates a cause of action and authorizes courts to order appropriate remedies for a violation of the act, including redistricting.
  • Authorizes counties or cities to change their election system to remedy violations of the act.

From the House Bill Analysis 2017 (HB 1934), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 3, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Larry Haler (R-8)
Introduced
February 3, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018

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: Larry Haler (R-8)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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. First reading, referred to State Government, Elections & Information Technology (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1934 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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