SB 5208 — Updating the process for online voter registration by allowing voter applicants to provide the last four digits of social security number for authentication.
Last action — Effective date 7/15/2024.
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 06, 2023. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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19 sponsors
1 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (15 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
11 added · 11 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendment to Senate Bill 5208 changes the requirement for voters regarding how they submit their signature images. Previously, the bill stated that voters must submit a signature image either directly to the secretary of state or as part of a confirmation notice process. The revised language now allows voters the option to "may submit" instead of "must submit," which makes the process more flexible. This change is significant because it provides voters with more choices and eases the requirements for participation in the voting process.
S-0764.1Z-0096.2 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5208 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session By Senate State Government & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Trudeau, King, Hunt, Nobles, Randall, Keiser, Kuderer, Lovick, Saldaña, Hasegawa, Liias, Conway, Frame, Nguyen, Pedersen, Stanford, Valdez, Wellman, and C.
by request of Secretary of State)State READPrefiled FIRST01/06/23. TIME 01/23/23.
Read first time 01/09/23.
Referred to Committee on State Government & Elections.
1 SSBSB 5208 (2) The applicant must attest to the truth of the information provided on the application and confirm the applicant's United States citizenship by reviewing the registration oath online and affirmatively accepting the information as true.
(4) For applicants using a tribal identification or social security number, the voter mustmay submit a signature image by either submitting a signature image to the secretary of state, or submittingthe voter may provide a signature image as part of the confirmation notice process.
2 SSBSB 5208
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Action History
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Effective date 7/15/2024.
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Chapter 363, 2023 Laws.
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Governor signed.
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Delivered to Governor.
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Speaker signed.
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President signed.
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Passed final passage; yeas, 27; nays, 18; absent, 1; excused, 3.
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Senate concurred in House amendments.
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Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 0.
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Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
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Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
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Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
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Referred to Rules 2 Review.
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Minority; without recommendation.
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Minority; do not pass.
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APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by State Government & Tribal Relations.
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Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
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Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
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Referred to Appropriations.
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Minority; without recommendation.
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Minority; do not pass.
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SGOV - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by State Government & Tribal Relations.
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Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
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Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
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Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
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Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM.
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First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.
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Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 2.
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Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
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1st substitute bill substituted (SGE 23).
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Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
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Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
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Minority; without recommendation.
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SGE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
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Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
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Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM.
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First reading, referred to State Government & Elections.
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Prefiled for introduction.
Sponsors
- Claire Wilson · Cosponsor
- Lisa Wellman · Cosponsor
- Javier Valdez · Cosponsor
- Derek Stanford · Cosponsor
- Jamie Pedersen · Cosponsor
- Noel Frame · Cosponsor
- Steve Conway · Cosponsor
- Marko Liias · Cosponsor
- Bob Hasegawa · Cosponsor
- Rebecca Saldaña · Cosponsor
- John Lovick · Cosponsor
- Kuderer · Cosponsor
- Keiser · Cosponsor
- Randall · Cosponsor
- T'wina Nobles · Cosponsor
- Curtis King · Cosponsor
- Yasmin Trudeau · Primary
- Victoria Hunt · Cosponsor
- Joe Nguyen · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on · 45 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Yasmin Trudeau Democrat
Co-sponsors (18)
- Claire Wilson Democrat
- Lisa Wellman Democrat
- Javier Valdez Democrat
- Derek Stanford Democrat
- Jamie Pedersen Democrat
- Noel Frame Democrat
- Steve Conway Democrat
- Marko Liias Democrat
- Bob Hasegawa Democrat
- Rebecca Saldaña Democrat
- John Lovick Democrat
- Kuderer
- Keiser
- Randall
- T'wina Nobles Democrat
- Curtis King Republican Voted No
- Victoria Hunt Democrat
- Joe Nguyen Democrat
Not signed on (132)
132 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 132 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 27 | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 55% | 37% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Billig | — | Yea |
| Hawkins | — | Nay |
| Keiser | — | Yea |
| Kuderer | — | Yea |
| Mullet | — | Yea |
| Padden | — | Nay |
| Randall | — | Yea |
| Rivers | — | Nay |
| Rolfes | — | Yea |
| Van De Wege | — | Yea |
| Wilson, L. | — | Nay |
| Annette Cleveland | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Hasegawa | Democrat | Yea |
| Claire Wilson | Democrat | Yea |
| Claudia Kauffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Derek Stanford | Democrat | Yea |
| Jamie Pedersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Javier Valdez | Democrat | Yea |
| Jesse Salomon | Democrat | Yea |
| Joe Nguyen | Democrat | Yea |
| John Lovick | Democrat | Yea |
| June Robinson | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Wellman | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Lovelett | Democrat | Yea |
| Manka Dhingra | Democrat | Yea |
| Marko Liias | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Noel Frame | Democrat | Yea |
| Rebecca Saldaña | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon Shewmake | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Conway | Democrat | Not Voting |
| T'wina Nobles | Democrat | Yea |
| Victoria Hunt | Democrat | Yea |
| Yasmin Trudeau | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Gildon | Republican | Nay |
| Curtis King | Republican | Nay |
| Drew MacEwen | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Holy | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Wilson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jim McCune | Republican | Nay |
| John Braun | Republican | Nay |
| Judy Warnick | Republican | Nay |
| Keith Wagoner | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Schoesler | Republican | Nay |
| Matt Boehnke | Republican | Nay |
| Nikki Torres | Republican | Nay |
| Perry Dozier | Republican | Nay |
| Phil Fortunato | Republican | Nay |
| Ron Muzzall | Republican | Not Voting |
| Shelly Short | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 58 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 59% | 41% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (98)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Chambers | — | Nay |
| Chandler | — | Nay |
| Cheney | — | Nay |
| Chopp | — | Yea |
| Hutchins | — | Nay |
| Kretz | — | Nay |
| Maycumber | — | Nay |
| Mosbrucker | — | Nay |
| Robertson | — | Nay |
| Sandlin | — | Nay |
| Wilcox | — | Nay |
| Alex Ramel | Democrat | Yea |
| Alicia Rule | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Walen | Democrat | Yea |
| April Berg | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Doglio | Democrat | Yea |
| Bill Ramos | Democrat | Yea |
| Brandy Donaghy | Democrat | Yea |
| Chipalo Street | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Stearns | Democrat | Yea |
| Cindy Ryu | Democrat | Yea |
| Clyde Shavers | Democrat | Yea |
| Dan Bronoske | Democrat | Yea |
| Darya Farivar | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Paul | Democrat | Yea |
| David Hackney | Democrat | Yea |
| Davina Duerr | Democrat | Yea |
| Debra Entenman | Democrat | Yea |
| Debra Lekanoff | Democrat | Yea |
| Drew Hansen | Democrat | Yea |
| Emily Alvarado | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerry Pollet | Democrat | Yea |
| Jake Fey | Democrat | Yea |
| Jamila Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Jessica Bateman | Democrat | Yea |
| Joe Fitzgibbon | Democrat | Yea |
| Joe Timmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Julia Reed | Democrat | Yea |
| Julio Cortes | Democrat | Yea |
| Kristine Reeves | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Springer | Democrat | Yea |
| Lauren Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Laurie Jinkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lillian Ortiz-Self | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Callan | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Berry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Riccelli | Democrat | Yea |
| Mari Leavitt | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Fosse | Democrat | Yea |
| Melanie Morgan | Democrat | Yea |
| Mia Gregerson | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Chapman | Democrat | Yea |
| Monica Jurado Stonier | Democrat | Yea |
| My-Linh Thai | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicole Macri | Democrat | Yea |
| Roger Goodman | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharlett Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon Tomiko Santos | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon Wylie | Democrat | Yea |
| Shelley Kloba | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Bergquist | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Tharinger | Democrat | Yea |
| Strom Peterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Tana Senn | Democrat | Yea |
| Tarra Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Timm Ormsby | Democrat | Yea |
| Tina Orwall | Democrat | Yea |
| Vandana Slatter | Democrat | Yea |
| Alex Ybarra | Republican | Nay |
| Andrew Barkis | Republican | Nay |
| April Connors | Republican | Nay |
| Carolyn Eslick | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Corry | Republican | Nay |
| Cyndy Jacobsen | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Griffey | Republican | Nay |
| Drew Stokesbary | Republican | Nay |
| Ed Orcutt | Republican | Nay |
| Jenny Graham | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Walsh | Republican | Nay |
| Joe Schmick | Republican | Nay |
| Joel McEntire | Republican | Nay |
| Keith Goehner | Republican | Nay |
| Kevin Waters | Republican | Nay |
| Leonard Christian | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Klicker | Republican | Nay |
| Mary Dye | Republican | Nay |
| Michelle Valdez | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Steele | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Volz | Republican | Nay |
| Paul Harris | Republican | Nay |
| Peter Abbarno | Republican | Nay |
| Sam Low | Republican | Nay |
| Skyler Rude | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie Barnard | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie McClintock | Republican | Nay |
| Suzanne Schmidt | Republican | Nay |
| Tom Dent | Republican | Nay |
| Travis Couture | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 29 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 59% | 37% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Billig | — | Yea |
| Hawkins | — | Nay |
| Keiser | — | Yea |
| Kuderer | — | Yea |
| Mullet | — | Yea |
| Padden | — | Nay |
| Randall | — | Yea |
| Rivers | — | Nay |
| Rolfes | — | Yea |
| Van De Wege | — | Yea |
| Wilson, L. | — | Nay |
| Annette Cleveland | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Hasegawa | Democrat | Yea |
| Claire Wilson | Democrat | Yea |
| Claudia Kauffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Derek Stanford | Democrat | Yea |
| Jamie Pedersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Javier Valdez | Democrat | Yea |
| Jesse Salomon | Democrat | Yea |
| Joe Nguyen | Democrat | Yea |
| John Lovick | Democrat | Yea |
| June Robinson | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Wellman | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Lovelett | Democrat | Yea |
| Manka Dhingra | Democrat | Yea |
| Marko Liias | Democrat | Yea |
| Noel Frame | Democrat | Yea |
| Rebecca Saldaña | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon Shewmake | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Steve Conway | Democrat | Yea |
| T'wina Nobles | Democrat | Yea |
| Victoria Hunt | Democrat | Yea |
| Yasmin Trudeau | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Gildon | Republican | Yea |
| Curtis King | Republican | Nay |
| Drew MacEwen | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Holy | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Wilson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jim McCune | Republican | Nay |
| John Braun | Republican | Nay |
| Judy Warnick | Republican | Nay |
| Keith Wagoner | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Schoesler | Republican | Nay |
| Matt Boehnke | Republican | Nay |
| Nikki Torres | Republican | Nay |
| Perry Dozier | Republican | Nay |
| Phil Fortunato | Republican | Nay |
| Ron Muzzall | Republican | Nay |
| Shelly Short | Republican | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 5208?
- SB 5208 is sponsored by Claire Wilson (Democrat), Lisa Wellman (Democrat), Javier Valdez (Democrat), Derek Stanford (Democrat), Jamie Pedersen (Democrat), Noel Frame (Democrat), Steve Conway (Democrat), Marko Liias (Democrat), Bob Hasegawa (Democrat), Rebecca Saldaña (Democrat), John Lovick (Democrat), Kuderer, Keiser, Randall, T'wina Nobles (Democrat), Curtis King (Republican), Yasmin Trudeau (Democrat), Victoria Hunt (Democrat), and Joe Nguyen (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 5208?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 06, 2023. Enacted.
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