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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5335: 17 year olds/voter reg info

Collecting voter registration sign up information for persons seventeen years of age during the period one year prior to attaining eighteen years of age including the designation of voter registration locations and voter sign up locations.

Summary

  • Allows persons 17 years of age to sign up to register to vote, but provides that names of persons signing up are not registered until the person will be 18 years of age before the next election.
  • Exempts the information of any person signing up to register to vote from public disclosure requirements until the person's 18th birthday.
  • Provides for a young voter sign-up and registration event in high school classes on Temperance and Good Citizenship Day.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5335), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joe Fain (R-47)
Introduced
January 20, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2018
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
HB 1471
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to collecting voter registration sign up information for persons seventeen years of age during the period one year prior to attaining eighteen years of age including the designation of voter registration locations and voter sign up locations;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joe Fain (R-47)

8 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Andy Billig D-3Hans Zeiger R-25Maureen Walsh R-16Karen Keiser D-33Steve Conway D-29Jamie Pedersen D-43Lisa Wellman D-41Bob Hasegawa D-11

Votes

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

History

  1. Due to Senate committee reorganization, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
  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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to State Government.

SB 5335 in other sessions

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