Clarifying the prohibition on voting more than once in an election.

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SENATE BILL 6084

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: