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Washington bill would let elected officials redact home addresses, expand security funds and assessments
Summary
House Bill 2,333 would let elected officials, some election and criminal-justice participants request redaction of residential addresses from campaign, voter-registration, property and financial-affairs records, expand security assessments and allow campaign/member funds for security expenditures; supporters cite rising political violence, critics warn of implementation, constitutional and transparency problems.
Representative Liz Berry (D-36) told the House Committee on State Government and Tribal Relations that "political violence is on the rise," and presented House Bill 2,333 as a response to threats against public servants. The bill would expand existing address-confidentiality protections to include candidates, elected officials, executive state officers, election officials and certain criminal-justice participants; authorize security assessments by sergeants at arms and the Washington State Patrol; increase certain harassment penalties; and permit use of campaign or legislative member security accounts to reimburse personal security measures.
OPR staff Desiree Omley outlined how the bill would change four main public-records areas: campaign finance reports, financial-affairs (F-1) filings, voter-registration records and county property records. Under the proposal, an eligible official could request redaction of their residential address (and the address…
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