Washington Automatic Voter Registration Initiative (2018)
| Washington Automatic Voter Registration Initiative | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Suffrage | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Automatic Voter Registration Initiative was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the Legislature, a type of indirect initiated state statute, on November 6, 2018.
The measure would have provided for the automatic voter registration of eligible citizens when receiving certain services from the state health benefit exchange, health care authority, Department of Social and Health Services, or Department of Licensing.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 902 concerns automatic voter registration at designated government agencies.
This measure would establish an automatic voter registration system for eligible persons seeking services at certain government agencies, set automatic voter registration requirements and processes, and change penalties related to improper voter registration. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary was:[1]
| “ | This measure would establish an automatic voter registration system for eligible persons applying for assistance or services, seeking renewal or recertification of services, or submitting a change of address at certain designated government agencies. The measure would set automatic voter registration requirements and processes to be followed by the designated government agencies, including allowing eligible persons an opportunity to decline automatic registration. The measure would also change criminal penalties related to improper voter registration.[2] | ” |
Path to the ballot
To make the 2018 ballot, proponents of Initiatives to the Legislature were required to submit at least 259,622 valid signatures by December 29, 2017.[3] If certified, initiatives are sent to the Washington House of Representatives and Washington State Senate for consideration. The legislature chooses whether to enact the measure, send it to the 2018 ballot alone, or send it to the ballot alongside an alternative proposition.
Michael Forbes filed the initiative with the secretary of state's office on March 10, 2017. The initiative received a ballot title and summary on March 17, 2017.[1] On June 22, 2017, the group working on the initiative announced that there would be no campaign or signature drive for Initiative 902. The group said its planning to reintroduce an initiative in 2018.[4]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the Legislature - 2017," accessed May 1, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar - 2017," accessed May 1, 2017
- ↑ Take the Initiative, "Initiative Temporarily Canceled," June 22, 2017
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