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S-1210.2

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5225

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators MacEwen, Liias, Nobles, Riccelli, and Shewmake)

READ FIRST TIME 02/13/25.

AN ACT Relating to providing clarity where candidates for the same office have similar names; reenacting and amending RCW 29A.84.320 ; and adding a new section to chapter 29A.36 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 29A.84.320 and 2003 c 111 s 2118 and 2003 c 53 s 177 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

A person is guilty of a class B felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW who files a declaration of candidacy for any public office of:

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20.5% Unlikely

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Stage base Floor Consideration — base rate 42%, measured from WA's completed sessions
Momentum +0 52/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 273 days quiet

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