WA HB2262

Requires Washington public high schools to add signature instruction to the mandatory civics course beginning with the 2027-28 school year, teaching students to produce legible, repeatable signatures and explaining how election officials use signatures to verify ballots, initiatives, and referenda.

Allows students to use personalized signatures or marks that align with their primary language or culture, and does not require producing a cursive signature as a condition for earning course credit.

Mandates instruction include historical context on how signature practices and exclusions have limited civic participation by marginalized communities.

Requires the Secretary of State's biennial ballot rejection survey to include rejection rates by voter age groupings and share findings with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction for civic education resources.

Directs curriculum development to be coordinated with the Secretary of State and county auditors as part of existing community outreach efforts.