SB 5035 Washington Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Concerning voter education during a period in which a jurisdiction is changing the method of selecting candidates.

SB 5035 requires Washington counties or jurisdictions changing their voting methods (such as switching from primaries to single-event elections) to provide comprehensive voter education. It mandates mailed materials explaining the new system compared to the old one, a multilingual 24/7 website with FAQs, and targeted advertising in local media like newspapers and radio. The law also requires translations for all languages required by federal or state voting laws and provides educational materials to high schools about the change. These requirements apply during the transition period before the new voting method is used in an election.
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Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Jan 12, 2026
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