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WA SB5684
Bill
Status
2/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Claudia Kauffman
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AI Summary
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Expands electioneering buffer zones to include county auditor election division buildings, adjacent county-owned parking lots, and access routes between buildings and parking lots
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Prohibits persuading voters, circulating handbills, soliciting petition signatures, and interfering with voters within these expanded zones during the 18-day voting period before and through election day
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Maintains existing 100-foot buffer around voting center and student engagement hub entrances, and 25-foot buffer around ballot drop boxes
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Violations constitute a gross misdemeanor with potential prosecution costs assessed to the convicted person
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Preserves access for authorized political party observers to voting centers, student engagement hubs, and ballot drop boxes
Legislative Description
Revised for 1st substitute: Concerning prohibitions on electioneering within buildings containing the division of elections for county auditor offices, including any adjacent county owned and operated parking lots routinely used for parking at the buildings.
Last Action
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
1/12/2026