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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1339: Native Americans/voting

Enacting the Native American voting rights act of Washington.

Summary

  • Permits online voter registration using a tribal identification card.
  • Permits those living on an Indian reservation or Indian lands to use a tribally designated building or a nontraditional address as their residential address when registering to vote.
  • Allows tribes to request voter registration services and ballot drop boxes on Indian reservations.
  • Creates a civil cause of action to enforce certain violations of this section in certain circumstances.

From the House Bill Analysis 2019 (HB 1339), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Debra Lekanoff (D-40)
Introduced
January 18, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Companion bill
SB 5079
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to enacting the Native American voting rights act of Washington;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Debra Lekanoff (D-40)

23 co-sponsors (23 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Tina Orwall D-33Mia Gregerson D-33Mari Leavitt D-28Strom Peterson D-21Cindy Ryu D-32Nicole Macri D-43Javier Valdez D-46John Lovick D-44Sherry Appleton D-23Laurie Dolan D-22Noel Frame D-36Mike Sells D-38Tana Senn D-41Lauren Davis D-32June Robinson D-38Larry Springer D-45Derek Stanford D-1Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Steve Bergquist D-11Laurie Jinkins D-27Timm Ormsby D-3Gerry Pollet D-46Sharon Wylie D-49

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

HB 1339 in other sessions

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

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