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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 2433: Automatic voter registration

Concerning automatic voter registration, including establishing the future voter program for certain persons sixteen and seventeen years of age.

Summary

  • Authorizes 16 and 17 year olds to "sign up" to register to vote at the Department of Licensing (DOL), designated agencies, electronically, and by mail.
  • Exempts voter sign-up records of people under 18 years of age from public disclosure requirements and inclusion on the jury source list.
  • Requires voter registration services to be provided in certain classrooms on Temperance and Good Citizenship Day.
  • Authorizes the DOL to automatically sign a person up to register to vote, or to register a qualified person to vote, if that person is applying for or renewing an enhanced driver's license and the DOL confirms certain information.

From the House Bill Analysis 2018 (HB 2433), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 9, 2018
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Bergquist (D-11)
Introduced
January 9, 2018 in the House
Last action
January 9, 2018
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 6092
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to automatic voter registration, including establishing the future voter program for certain persons sixteen and seventeen years of age;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Bergquist (D-11)

12 co-sponsors (11 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Chris Kilduff D-28Nicole Macri D-43Marcus Riccelli D-3Ruth Kagi D-32Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Noel Frame D-36Melanie Stambaugh R-25Roger Goodman D-45Gerry Pollet D-46Timm Ormsby D-3Javier Valdez D-46Gael Tarleton D-36

Votes

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

History

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

HB 2433 in other sessions

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