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Slide1
Welcome to legislation
Slide22019 Election Bills of Interest
David Elliott, Policy Director,
Office of the Secretary of State
Amy Cohen, Executive Director,
NASED
Slide3SSB5063 Postage for all
All voters
All elections
State Pays
The Elections Division is working with each county to get the best rate
None of the bills on envelopes passed the legislature
Slide4SB 5227 8-day in person voting period
Starting on the Monday a week before the election, address changes must be in person
Transfers and new registrations now have the same deadlines:
All remote methods received before the 8
th
day
After 8
th
day: in-person
Slide5ESB 5273 Presidential Primary
New date 2
nd
Tuesday in March (March 10, 2020)
The parties:
choose their candidates - finalize 63 days before
have
option
to include “uncommitted”
have
option
of write-in candidates 7days before.
These are the only write-ins to be counted.
Certification is10 days
Notifications must be published in newspapers
Slide6ESSB 5079 Native American Voting Rights Act
Clarifies use of non-traditional addresses on tribal land
Use of tribal ID for online registration if signature included
Tribes can request ballot box placement
Auditor must provide at least one, if requested
If not provided, auditor subject to civil lawsuit compelling placement
Notification prior to filing suit to allow discussion
Time period of notification depends on how close to next election.
Slide7SSB 5266 WVRA clean up
Clarifies that a jurisdiction (cities) that loses a WVRA lawsuit, or agrees to a settlement, requiring creation or redrawing of internal director districts, there must be an election in all districts.
Incumbents can run, but they cannot be held over until the next election.
This was the intent of the original WVRA, but questions were raised.
Slide8SB 5207 Felon notification
When a person leaves DOC authority, the DOC must provide a voter registration form and advise the person of their right to vote.
Slide9SHB 1545 Timely signature curing
Counties must update information about cured signatures within 24 hours
When notices sent
Signature updates
VoteWA makes this process automatic
Slide102SSB 5287 Counting prisoners back home
Only
Legislative and Congressional districts.
The redistricting commission must attempt to count prison residents, juvenile justice residents over 18, and people involuntarily committed for inpatient treatment at their last known address rather than the facility.
Not for local district drawing
.
Slide11SB 5074 Faithless Electors
If a Presidential Elector is unwilling to vote for the winner of the popular vote, they must be replaced with a person that will.
The result of the 2016 electoral college process in which four Washington electors refused to vote for Secretary Clinton
Slide12SSB 5502 Aligning statute with constitution
The redistricting commission must complete their work by Nov 15 in the year ending in “1”.
This should make it so that counties have the LD and CD lines sooner
Does not impact the delivery of census data to the counties and other jurisdictions. (That happens sooner.)
Slide13What are we hearing about next session?
Interest in cyber-security
Interest in vote tabulation system replacement
Interest in jail voting
Interest in Risk Limiting Audits
What are you hearing?
Slide14What is happening nationally?
Amy Cohen is the Executive Director of
National Association of State Election Directors
Take it
away Amy!
Slide15Questions?
Ideas for next year?