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Administration of elections, election costs legislative task force, convening: HB 2529
Administrators, certification programs, elections professionals qualifications for: HB 2077
Advisory vote, measure on ballot for, re-positioning or removing: HB 2428
Advisory vote, measure on ballot for, re-positioning or removing, studying: ESHB 2704
Advisory votes, revenue equity statements and tax regressivity grades, instituting: HB 2936
Annexation, of city/town or unincorporated area, voting provisions: HB 2789
Ballot measures, fiscal impact statements for, deadline for preparing: SHB 1981, HB 2936
Ballot measures, revenue equity statements and tax regressivity grades, instituting: HB 2936
Ballots and ballot return boxes, damaging or tampering with, criminalizing: HB 1472, SHB 1472, * SB 5336, CH 283 (2017)
Ballots and envelopes, county auditor's name on, prohibitions: HB 2567
Ballots and provisional ballots, issuance by county auditors: HB 2680, SB 6249
Ballots, drop boxes for, in all communities: HB 1785, HB 2080, HB 2081, HB 2680, SB 5472, * SSB 5472, CH 327 (2017), SB 6249
Ballots, drop boxes for, in all communities, role of counties and state: HB 2173
Ballots, drop boxes for, requirements for certain counties: HB 2359
Ballots, drop boxes for, siting requirement waivers, when: HB 2546, SB 6357
Ballots, management of space on, improving: HB 2704, ESHB 2704
Ballots, prepaid postage for: HB 2378, SB 5019, SSB 5019
Ballots, prepaid postage for, studying: HB 2432
Ballots, uniform format, development and implementation: HB 1785, HB 2079, SB 5126
Campaigns, contributions, by foreign nationals-controlled corporations, prohibiting: SB 5570
Campaigns, contributions, by persons claiming tax preferences, prohibition, when: SB 5865
Campaigns, contributions, excluding from B&O tax deduction, when: SB 5313, SSB 5313
Campaigns, contributions, from one political committee to another, limiting: SB 5108, ESSB 5108
Campaigns, contributions, incidental committee requirements: HB 1807, ESHB 1807, HB 2455, SB 5219, SB 5991, * SSB 5991, CH 111 (2018)
Campaigns, contributions, political committee requirements: HB 1834, SHB 1834, HB 2938
Campaigns, contributions, regulating, U.S. constitutional amendment: SJM 8001
Campaigns, contributions, regulating, U.S. constitutional amendment convention: HJM 4003, SJM 8000
Campaigns, contributions, reporting dates and/or monetary thresholds, various: HB 1834, SHB 1834, HB 1835, * ESHB 2938, CH 304 (2018) PV
Campaigns, contributions, to candidates for governor by certain labor organizations: HB 1891, SB 5533, SSB 5533
Campaigns, contributions, to candidates for governor by political committees, when: SSB 5533
Campaigns, contributions, to local candidates by certain labor organizations: SB 5865
Campaigns, contributions, to state candidates by contractors, when: SB 5865
Campaigns, contributors, disclosure of top 5, in communications or advertising: ESSB 5108
Campaigns, finance disclosure, administration of RCW 42.17A, appropriations for: * ESHB 2938, CH 304 (2018) PV
Campaigns, finance disclosure, DISCLOSE act of 2017: HB 1807, ESHB 1807, SB 5219
Campaigns, finance disclosure, DISCLOSE act of 2018: HB 2455, SB 5991, * SSB 5991, CH 111 (2018)
Campaigns, finance disclosure, reporting, enforcement, and remediable violations: HB 2938, * ESHB 2938, CH 304 (2018) PV
Campaigns, finance disclosure, simplifying statutes to focus on major violations: * ESHB 2938, CH 304 (2018) PV
Campaigns, legislators, emailed updates during regular legislative sessions, prohibiting: HB 2961
Campaigns, legislators, mailings and public resources use, post-election: HB 2106, * SHB 2106, CH 7 (2017)
Campaigns, treasurers for, training course for: SB 6161, ESSB 6161
Candidacy, declarations of, filing: HB 1470, HB 2082, HB 2534, SB 5337, SB 6193
Candidacy, declarations of, filing for write-in candidates: HB 2478, * SB 6058, CH 187 (2018) PV
Candidacy, declarations of, filing when incumbent withdraws, deadline: SB 5645, ESSB 5645
Candidacy, declarations of, restrictions based on consanguinity and affinity: HB 2668
Canvassing and certifying after various elections, deadlines: HB 2534, SB 6193
Congressional vacancy, filing and elections for: HB 2534, SB 6193
Costs, of state primary or general election, state's prorated share of, when: HB 1903, HB 2375, SB 5311, SSB 5311
County commissioners, election of: HB 1535, HB 2887, * SHB 2887, CH 301 (2018), SB 6512
District elections, noncharter county redistricting and county commissioners: HB 1535, HB 2887, * SHB 2887, CH 301 (2018), SB 6512
District-based elections, political subdivision authority for: HB 1800, SHB 1800, HB 1934, HB 1999, SHB 1999, SB 5067, SB 5068, SB 5267, SB 6002, * ESSB 6002, CH 113 (2018), SB 6255
Districts, precinct boundaries and redistricting plan submission: HB 1567, SHB 1567, SB 5398, SSB 5398
Districts, redistricting plan submission: HB 2962
Districts, two representatives districts in each senate district, creating: SB 6244
Elections infrastructure, continuity of election operations plans: HB 2528, * SHB 2528, CH 26 (2018)
Elections policy committee, legislative, creating: HB 2526
Foreign entities, security breaches of election systems or data by: HB 2999
Irrigation districts, elections, modifying for general election law consistency: HB 2675
Parties, political, county and state committee chairs/vice chairs, gender identity of: HB 2459
Pre-primary to general election, legislative ethics board actions, restricting: HB 1994
Precinct boundaries, adjustment, county auditor role: HB 2534, SB 6193
Presidential electors, provisions: HB 1327, HB 1696, HB 2760, SB 6191
Presidential primaries, provisions: HB 1469, SHB 1469, HB 2082, SB 5333, SB 5956
Primaries, eliminating via proportional voting system adoption: HB 2746, SB 6402
Primaries, for metropolitan park district commissioners, discontinuing: HB 2704, ESHB 2704
Primaries, various, timing of: HB 2082, HB 2534, SB 6193
Recall petitions, signature gatherers for, entities that compensate, disclosure: HB 1537, SHB 1537, SB 5397, ESSB 5397
Reconciliation reports, county auditors and secretary of state duties: * EHB 1507, CH 300 (2017), HB 1785
Reconciliation reports, county auditors, duties of: * ESHB 2406, CH 218 (2018)
School district bonds and payment levies, allowing simple majority to authorize: HJR 4204
School district bonds and payment levies, minimum 55% of voters to authorize: SB 6246, SSB 6246, SJR 8213
School district bonds and payment levies, notice for election, contents of: SSB 6246
School district bonds and payment levies, requiring simple majority to authorize: HB 1778, HJR 4203, SB 5076, SJR 8202
School district bonds and payment levies, simple majority in general election for: HB 1779
Special elections, dates for, limiting: HB 2083
Special elections, resolution calling for, deadline: HB 2534, SB 6193
Superdelegates to national political party nominating conventions, prohibiting: SB 5956
Supreme court, justices, delaying next election of: HB 2181
Vote tallying equipment, audits and random checks: * ESHB 2406, CH 218 (2018)
Vote tallying equipment, audits, expanding when discrepancy noted: HB 2387, HB 2406, * ESHB 2406, CH 218 (2018), SB 6202
Vote tallying equipment, audits, options and requirements: HB 2406, * ESHB 2406, CH 218 (2018), SB 6202
Vote tallying equipment, master contract for county purchasing of: HB 1785, HB 2079, SB 5126
Vote tallying equipment, random check procedures, surveying and evaluating: HB 2527
Vote tallying equipment, replacement and maintenance standards: HB 1785, HB 2078
Vote tallying equipment, replacement fund, county auditor establishment of: SB 5126
Vote tallying equipment, replacement fund, county or city establishment of: HB 2079
Voters' pamphlet, local measure pro and con arguments, committee to prepare: SB 5151
Voters' pamphlet, local, county auditor's name in, prohibitions: HB 2567
Voters' pamphlet, revenue equity statements with effective tax rate of measures: HB 1981, SHB 1981
Voters' pamphlet, state, secretary of state's name in, prohibitions: HB 2567
Voters, date of birth in registration records, disclosure exemption: SB 5982
Voters, registered, change of address information: HB 2680, SB 6249
Voters, registered, statewide voter registration database, when compliant: HB 2680, SB 6249
Voting systems, proportional, adoption: HB 2746, SB 6402
Voting, alternative electronic methods: HB 2428
Voting, ballots returned electronically, allowing: HB 1342, HB 2614
Voting, ballots returned electronically, allowing and auditing, when: SHB 2614
Voting, future voter program: * 2SHB 1513, CH 109 (2018)
Voting, in primary if eighteen by general election: SB 6200
Voting, polling place voting, county authority to establish and conduct: SB 5473
Voting, preregistration at birth, procedures: HB 2595, SHB 2595, SB 6353, SSB 6353, 2SSB 6353, E3SSB 6353
Voting, preregistration for 16- and 17-year-olds: HB 1513, ESHB 1513, * 2SHB 1513, CH 109 (2018), SB 5110
Voting, preregistration for 17-year-olds: HB 1471, SB 5335
Voting, registration, automatic at birth, studying: SSB 6353, 2SSB 6353, E3SSB 6353
Voting, registration, automatic at qualified agencies, process for: HB 2595, SHB 2595, * E2SHB 2595, CH 110 (2018), SB 5857, SB 6353, SSB 6353, 2SSB 6353, E3SSB 6353
Voting, registration, automatic, at department of licensing: 2SSB 6353, E3SSB 6353
Voting, registration, automatic, enhanced driver's license and identicard applicants: HB 2595, SHB 2595, * E2SHB 2595, CH 110 (2018), SB 5469, SB 6353, SSB 6353, 2SSB 6353, E3SSB 6353
Voting, registration, automatic, feasibility of, health benefit exchange to study: SHB 2595
Voting, registration, automatic, of naturalized citizens, studying: HB 2595, SHB 2595, SB 6353, SSB 6353, 2SSB 6353, E3SSB 6353
Voting, registration, deadline for: HB 1468, HB 2084, HB 2085, HB 2680, SB 5192, SSB 5192, SB 5334, SB 6249
Voting, registration, expedited recording: HB 2297, SHB 2297, SB 6021, * SSB 6021, CH 112 (2018)
Voting, registration, future voter program: HB 2433, SSB 5110, SB 6092
Voting, registration, in-person locations for: HB 2297, SHB 2297, SB 6021, * SSB 6021, CH 112 (2018)
Voting, registration, in-person, deadline for: HB 1727, HB 2084
Voting, registration, in-person, requirements: HB 2680, SB 6249
Voting, registration, landlords to provide new tenants with information: SB 5480
Voting, registration, signing up, enhanced driver's license and identicard applicants: HB 2433, SSB 5110, SB 6092
Voting, registration, to vote in primary if eighteen by general election: SB 6200
Voting, registration, work group on practices, standards, and strategies: HB 1785
Voting, signature stamp use for: SB 6190
Voting, signing up to register, when: HB 1471, HB 1513, ESHB 1513, * 2SHB 1513, CH 109 (2018), SB 5335
Voting, systems in state, survey and replacement standards: HB 1785, HB 2078
Voting, systems, security breach disclosure by manufacturer or distributor: HB 2388, HB 2406, * ESHB 2406, CH 218 (2018), SB 6202
Voting, Washington voting rights act of 2017, protected class equal opportunity: HB 1800, HB 1934, SB 5067, SB 5267
Voting, Washington voting rights act of 2018, protected class equal opportunity: SHB 1800, SB 6002, * ESSB 6002, CH 113 (2018)
Women's suffrage, national, commemoration of centennial of, preparations for: HB 2007, * EHB 2759, CH 98 (2018), SB 5780, SSB 5780, 2SSB 5780
Women's suffrage, national, women's commission role in commemorating: * EHB 2759, CH 98 (2018)
Women's suffrage, national, women's history consortium role in commemorating: HB 2007, * EHB 2759, CH 98 (2018), SB 5780, SSB 5780, 2SSB 5780
Write-in candidates, provisions: HB 2478, * SB 6058, CH 187 (2018) PV