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Bill Text

AN ACT Relating to adopting national standards for uniformed and 1
overseas civilian voting, including conforming amendments to existing 2
statute; amending RCW 29A.04.109, 29A.04.151, 29A.04.163, 29A.04.210, 3
29A.08.107, 29A.40.050, 29A.40.070, 29A.40.091, and 29A.40.110; 4
reenacting and amending RCW 29A.40.110; adding new sections to 5
chapter 29A.04 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 29A RCW; providing 6
an effective date; and providing an expiration date.7
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:8
PART I9
ADOPTION OF NATIONAL STANDARDS10
NEW SECTION. Sec. 101. INTENT. The legislature finds voting 11
rights for all eligible citizens a priority, this includes assisting 12
Washington citizens serving in the military and those living overseas 13
in securing their voting rights. These rights must be secured for the 14
voters and against interference. This act conforms Washington voting 15
law with federal law concerning voting rights for military and 16
overseas voters by enacting the uniform military and overseas voters 17
act.18
S-0669.1
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5017
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections (originally
sponsored by Senators Nobles, Dhingra, Liias, Pedersen, Saldaña,
Trudeau, and Wellman; by request of Secretary of State and Uniform
Law Commission)
READ FIRST TIME 01/21/25.
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 102. DEFINITIONS. The definitions in this 1
section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly 2
requires otherwise.3
(1) "Covered voter" means:4
(a) A uniformed-service voter or an overseas voter who is 5
registered to vote in Washington state;6
(b) A uniformed-service voter defined in subsection (9)(a) of 7
this section whose voting residence is in this state and who 8
otherwise satisfies Washington state voter eligibility requirements;9
(c) An overseas voter who, before leaving the United States, was 10
last eligible to vote in Washington state and, except for a state 11
residency requirement, otherwise satisfies Washington state voter 12
eligibility requirements;13
(d) An overseas voter who, before leaving the United States, 14
would have been last eligible to vote in Washington state had the 15
voter then been of voting age and, except for a state residency 16
requirement, otherwise satisfies this state's voter eligibility 17
requirements; or18
(e) An overseas voter who was born outside the United States, is 19
not described in (c) or (d) of this subsection, and, except for a 20
state residency requirement, otherwise satisfies Washington state 21
voter eligibility requirements, if:22
(i) The last place where a parent, legal guardian, or family 23
member of the voter is, was, or under this chapter would have been, 24
eligible to vote currently, or before leaving the United States is 25
within Washington state; and26
(ii) The voter has not previously registered to vote in any other 27
state and is not registered to vote in another state.28
(2) "Dependent" means an individual recognized as a dependent by 29
a uniformed service, and, by reason of the active duty or service of 30
the member, is absent from the place of residence where the dependent 31
is otherwise qualified to vote.32
(3) "Federal postcard application" means the application 33
prescribed under section 101(b)(2) of the uniformed and overseas 34
citizens absentee voting act, 52 U.S.C. Sec. 20301(b)(2).35
(4) "Federal write-in absentee ballot" means the ballot described 36
in section 103 of the uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting 37
act, 52 U.S.C. Sec. 20303.38
(5) "Military-overseas ballot" means:39
(a) A federal write-in absentee ballot;40
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(b) A ballot specifically prepared or distributed for use by a 1
covered voter in accordance with Washington voting law; or2
(c) A ballot cast by a covered voter in accordance with 3
Washington voting law.4
(6) "Overseas voter" means a United States citizen who is outside 5
the United States.6
(7) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of 7
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any 8
territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the 9
United States.10
(8) "Uniformed service" means:11
(a) Active and reserve components of the army, navy, air force, 12
marine corps, coast guard, or space force of the United States;13
(b) The merchant marine, the commissioned corps of the public 14
health service, or the commissioned corps of the national oceanic and 15
atmospheric administration of the United States; or16
(c) The national guard and state militia.17
(9) "Uniformed-service voter" means an individual who is 18
qualified to vote and is:19
(a) A member of the active or reserve components of the army, 20
navy, air force, marine corps, coast guard, or space force of the 21
United States who is on active duty, including students or faculty 22
members at a United States military academy;23
(b) A member of the mer