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Bill would align Washington high school registration activities with National Voter Registration Day
Summary
SB 6130 would move the routine in-school voter registration activity from January to September to align with National Voter Registration Day and Washington’s future voter program; sponsors and election officials say the change is low-cost and could boost youth registration and updates.
Senators and education and elections officials on the Early Learning & K‑12 Education Committee heard testimony on SB 6,130, a bill that would direct Washington public high schools to observe National Voter Registration Day each September and make voter sign-up available to students aged 16 and older under the state’s future voter program.
Supporters told the committee the change would align classroom civics instruction with the national day when students are more likely to be paying attention to elections. "Nobody's talking about elections in…
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