Bill > HB1513

This bill aims to increase youth voter registration by allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to "sign up" to register to vote before they turn 18. The bill requires public high schools to coordinate voter registration events on "Temperance and Good Citizenship Day" and tasks the Superintendent of Public Instruction with developing methods to electronically collect data on new voter registrations of 17- and 18-year-olds. The bill also establishes a "future voter program" to collect and store voter registration information from 16- and 17-year-olds until they reach voting age, and makes certain protections for the privacy of this information until the person turns 18. Overall, the bill seeks to make it easier for young people to participate in the voter registration process.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1513&year=2017