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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 918

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Relating to: the deadline for electronic voter registration during a state of emergency. (FE)

Elections — Registration Governor Governor — Legislation by request of

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the deadline for completing an electronic voter registration

is 11:59 p.m. on the third Wednesday preceding the election. If an individual

registers in person, the deadline is 5 p.m on the third Wednesday preceding the

election, although an individual who misses this deadline may register at the polling

place on election day. Finally, if an individual registers by mail, the registration must

be received or postmarked no later than the third Wednesday preceding the election.

Under this bill, if the governor declares a state of emergency, the deadline for

completing an electronic registration is 5 p.m. on the fifth day preceding the election,

which is the same as the deadline for the clerk to receive a request for an absentee

ballot by mail.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Larson (D) , Smith (D)

3 cosponsors

Brostoff (D) , Hebl, Sinicki, Bowen, Crowley, Zamarripa, Cabrera, C. Taylor, Shankland and Vruwink , Neubauer (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 26, 2020 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Larson, Smith and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representative Brostoff

  2. Mar 26, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues

  3. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  4. Apr 2, 2020 · Senate

    Representatives Hebl, Sinicki, Bowen, Crowley, Zamarripa, Cabrera, C. Taylor, Shankland and Vruwink added as cosponsors

  5. Apr 21, 2020 · Senate

    Representative Neubauer added as a cosponsor