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WA SB5014

Bill

Status

Passed

5/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Matt Boehnke

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • County auditors must implement cybersecurity measures by July 1, 2027, including adopting ".gov" top-level domains for election systems and websites, and partitioning election IT infrastructure from other county networks

  • Every county must install and maintain 24/7 intrusion detection systems monitored by trained security personnel with access to cyber incident response teams

  • Voting system manufacturers, county auditors, and IT directors must immediately disclose security breaches or malicious activity to the Secretary of State and Attorney General

  • Ballot counting equipment and voting systems must be completely isolated from all external networks, including the internet, wifi, wired connections, and internal county networks

  • All data transfers from voting systems must use single-use, previously erased removable media devices provided by the Secretary of State or sanitized according to state rules

Legislative Description

Concerning election security.

Last Action

Effective date 7/27/2025.

5/17/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules4/15/2025
Appropriations4/2/2025
State Government & Tribal Relations2/28/2025
Rules2/11/2025
State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections1/13/2025

Full Bill Text

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