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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5334: 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 (SB 5334), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2017
  2. Out of committeeFeb 9, 2017
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Hans Zeiger (R-25)
Introduced
January 20, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2018
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
HB 1468
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: Hans Zeiger (R-25)

5 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Marko Liias D-21Maureen Walsh R-16Patty Kuderer D-48Karen Keiser D-33Lisa Wellman D-41

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. Senate Rules "X" file.
  6. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  8. Minority; without recommendation.
  9. SGOV - Majority; do pass.
  10. First reading, referred to State Government.

SB 5334 in other sessions

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