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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 570

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Relating to: notice of change in polling place location. (FE)

Elections

  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, polling places are required to be established for each

election at least 30 days before the election.

Under this bill, if a polling place changes its location after an election, notice

of that change must be mailed to each residence the polling place serves no later than

30 days before the next election.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Hesselbein (D) , Larson (D) , Spreitzer (D)

17 cosponsors

Andraca (D) , Cabrera (D) , Clancy (D) , Drake (D) , Emerson (D) , Haywood (D) , J. Anderson (D) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Palmeri (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D)

Full history

  1. Oct 23, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Spreitzer, Larson and Hesselbein; cosponsored by Representatives Haywood, Sinicki, Emerson, Subeck, Ortiz-Velez, Ratcliff, Ohnstad, Cabrera, Palmeri, Drake, Joers, J. Anderson and Shankland

  2. Oct 23, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection

  3. Oct 24, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Clancy added as a cosponsor

  4. Oct 27, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Andraca added as a cosponsor

  5. Nov 10, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Nov 10, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Madison added as a cosponsor

  7. Dec 13, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  8. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1