WA People
BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1722: Local option/vote tabulation

Concerning local options for tabulating votes in an election.

Summary

  • Permits the use of ranked choice voting (RCV) in elections for offices in counties, cities, towns, school districts, fire districts, and port districts.
  • Establishes certain requirements for RCV ballot design and vote tabulation.
  • Allows jurisdictions using RCV to hold a top-five primary or eliminate the primary.
  • Allows jurisdictions using RCV to choose whether or not to deal with positions for multi-member boards or councils as separate offices.
  • Creates an RCV work group to aid the Secretary of State in adopting rules for RCV elections.

From the House Bill Analysis 2019 (HB 1722), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mia Gregerson (D-33)
Introduced
January 29, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Companion bill
SB 5708
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to local options for tabulating votes in an election;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mia Gregerson (D-33)

26 co-sponsors (26 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Zack Hudgins D-11Beth Doglio D-22Nicole Macri D-43Laurie Dolan D-22Roger Goodman D-45June Robinson D-38Brian Blake D-19Joe Fitzgibbon D-34John Lovick D-44Sharon Shewmake D-42Mike Sells D-38Strom Peterson D-21Derek Stanford D-1Sherry Appleton D-23Cindy Ryu D-32Noel Frame D-36My-Linh Thai D-41Monica Jurado Stonier D-49Sharon Wylie D-49Marcus Riccelli D-3Jeff Morris D-40Laurie Jinkins D-27Gael Tarleton D-36Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21Vandana Slatter D-48Steve Bergquist D-11

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Referred to Appropriations.
  3. Minority; without recommendation.
  4. Minority; do not pass.
  5. SGOV - Majority; do pass.
  6. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

HB 1722 in other sessions

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

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