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CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT SENATE BILL 6084 Chapter 79, Laws of 2026 69TH LEGISLATURE 2026 REGULAR SESSION ELECTIONS—VOTING MORE THAN ONCE EFFECTIVE DATE: March 17, 2026 Passed by the Senate February 10, 2026 Yeas 47 Nays 1 DENNY HECK President of the Senate Passed by the House March 3, 2026 Yeas 93 Nays 0 LAURIE JINKINS Speaker of the House of Representatives CERTIFICATE I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 6084 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. SARAH BANNISTER Secretary Secretary Approved March 17, 2026 4:04 PM FILED March 18, 2026 BOB FERGUSON Governor of the State of Washington Secretary of State State of Washington SENATE BILL 6084 Passed Legislature - 2026 Regular Session State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By Senators Cortes, Cleveland, Dhingra, Nobles, and Valdez; by request of Secretary of State Read first time 01/13/26. Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections. AN ACT Relating to clarifying the prohibition on voting more than once in an election; amending RCW 29A.84.650; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON: NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that it has been and continues to be the law of this state that a person may not vote in an election in Washington and an election in any other state if the election date is the same for both states. The legislature intends to affirm and clarify this law, and enacts section 2 of this act to abrogate the decision of the Washington court of appeals in State v. Padrta , No. 59737-3-II (January 6, 2026) and to immediately correct its erroneous interpretation in order to prevent confusion during the 2026 primary and general elections. This amendment is intended to be curative in nature. Sec. 2. RCW 29A.84.650 and 2005 c 243 s 24 are each amended to read as follows: (1)(a) Any person who intentionally votes or attempts to vote in this state more than once ((at any ))in the same election, or who intentionally votes or attempts to vote in both this state and another state ((at any ))in the same election, is guilty of a class C felony. (b) For purposes of this section, the term "election" refers to any general, primary, or special election. An election is the "same election" if the election date is the same, regardless of the candidates, offices, issues, or measures on the ballot and regardless of the date on which ballots are mailed or returned. (c) When a special election is held in conjunction with a general election or primary election, it is not the "same election" for purposes of this section, and otherwise qualified voters may vote in both the special election and the general or primary election held on the same day. (2) Any person who recklessly or negligently violates this section commits a class 1 civil infraction as provided in RCW 7.80.120. NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately. Passed by the Senate February 10, 2026. Passed by the House March 3, 2026. Approved by the Governor March 17, 2026. Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 18, 2026.
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