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BILL · 2021–22 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5584

SB 5584: Local elections

Increasing representation and voter participation in local elections.

Summary

  • Permits the use of ranked choice voting (RCV) in elections for offices in counties, cities, towns, school districts, fire districts, and port districts, and establishes certain requirements for RCV ballot design and vote tabulation.
  • Establishes an RCV work group.
  • Establishes a grant program administered by the Secretary of State, subject to appropriation, to assist local governments with the implementation of RCV or making changes to electoral systems in response to a notice filed under the Washington Voting Rights Act.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5584), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2022
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Yasmin Trudeau (D-27)
Introduced
January 10, 2022 in the Senate
Last action
January 27, 2022
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5584, SSB 5584

AN ACT Relating to increasing representation and voter participation in local elections;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Yasmin Trudeau (D-27)

12 co-sponsors (12 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

T'wina Nobles D-28Senator D-47Manka Dhingra D-45Senator D-46Patty Kuderer D-48Marko Liias D-21Liz Lovelett D-40Joe Nguyen D-34Jamie Pedersen D-43Emily Randall D-26Derek Stanford D-1Claire Wilson D-30

Votes

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

History

  1. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5584)
  2. Referred to Ways & Means.
  3. SGE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5584)
  4. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5584)
  5. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5584)
  6. And refer to Ways & Means.
  7. Minority; do not pass.
  8. SGE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. First reading, referred to State Government & Elections.
  10. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5584 in other sessions

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

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