Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington SB6084: Voting more than once
Status: Signed into law, March 17, 2026
Clarifying the prohibition on voting more than once in an election.
What the bill says
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. NEW SECTION.
From the enrolled text:
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. 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 …
Sponsors
- Adrian Cortes (D) · primary sponsor
- Annette Cleveland (D)
- Manka Dhingra (D)
- T'wina Nobles (D)
- Javier Valdez (D)
Latest actions
- : Effective date 3/17/2026.
- : Chapter 79, 2026 Laws.
- : Governor signed.
- : Delivered to Governor.
- : Speaker signed.
- : President signed.
- : Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 5.
- : Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- : Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- : Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (March 3, 2026): 93 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations: Do pass (February 24, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (February 10, 2026): 47 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections: Do pass (February 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ELECTIONS
Common questions
- What is SB6084?
- SB6084 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Voting more than once.
- What does SB6084 do?
- In its own words: 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. NEW SECTION.
- What is the status of SB6084?
- Signed into law as of March 17, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 3/17/2026. (March 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB6084?
- Adrian Cortes (D), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB6084?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6084&Year=2025
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