Relating to: automatic voter registration, deceptive election practices, voter intimidation and suppression, voter rights, polling place posting and language requirements, election manual requirements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 11, 2019
Last action Apr 1, 2020
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Apr 11, 2019
Committee
Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Smith, Miller, Hansen, Carpenter, Johnson, Larson, Ringhand, Risser, L. Taylor and Wirch;
cosponsored by Representatives Emerson, Anderson, Brostoff, Hebl, Meyers, Ohnstad, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor and Zamarripa
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Hansen
DDemocratic
P
LaTonya Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Mark Miller
DDemocratic
P
SS
Stephen Smith
DDemocratic
P
Tim Carpenter
DDemocratic
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