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SB5069 • 2026

Voters' pamphlets

Requiring the secretary of state to print and distribute a voters' pamphlet for the primary in each even-numbered year and for the general election every year.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator Valdez, Senator Dozier, Senator Chapman, Senator Cleveland, Senator Hasegawa, Senator Liias, Senator Nobles, Senator Riccelli
Last action
2026-01-12
Official status
S Ways & Means
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-12 Senate

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Official Summary Text

Voters' pamphlets

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT Relating to requiring the secretary of state to print and 1
distribute a voters' pamphlet for the primary in each even-numbered 2
year and for the general election every year; amending RCW 29A.32.010 3
and 29A.32.210; and providing an effective date. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:5
Sec. 1. RCW 29A.32.010 and 2024 c 78 s 1 are each amended to 6
read as follows: 7
The secretary of state shall ((, whenever at least one statewide 8
measure or office is scheduled to appear on the general election 9
ballot,)) print and distribute a voters' pamphlet prior to the 10
primary in each even-numbered year and prior to the general election 11
every year. 12
The secretary of state shall distribute the voters' pamphlet to 13
each household in the state, to public libraries, and to any other 14
locations the secretary deems appropriate. The secretary of state 15
shall also produce recorded or Braille transcripts of the voters' 16
pamphlet, publicize their availability, and mail without charge a 17
copy to any person who requests one. 18
The secretary of state may make the material required to be 19
distributed by this chapter available to the public in electronic 20
form. The secretary of state may provide the material in electronic 21
Z-0087.1
SENATE BILL 5069
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Senators Valdez, Dozier, Chapman, Cleveland, Hasegawa, Liias,
Nobles, and Riccelli; by request of Secretary of State
Prefiled 12/16/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee
on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.
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form to web-based, print, and broadcast news media and similar 1
services at the cost of reproduction or transmission of the data.2
Sec. 2. RCW 29A.32.210 and 2024 c 78 s 7 are each amended to 3
read as follows: 4
Before any primary or general election, or any special election 5
held under RCW 29A.04.321 or 29A.04.330, each county auditor shall 6
print and distribute a local voters' pamphlet. The pamphlet shall 7
provide information on all measures and candidates appearing on 8
ballots within that county except measures and candidates appearing 9
in a voters' pamphlet produced by the secretary of state under RCW 10
29A.32.010 and 29A.32.031. The format of any local voters' pamphlet 11
shall, whenever applicable, comply with the provisions of this 12
chapter regarding the publication of the state candidates' and 13
voters' pamphlets. 14
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. This act takes effect January 1, 2026.15
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