ESSB 5014: Concerning election security.
Signed into law: Chapter 329, Laws of 2025
- Sponsor
- Boehnke
- Introduced
- January 13, 2025
- Status
- C 329 L 25
- Last action
- Effective date 7/27/2025. (May 17, 2025)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Expands the types of election systems that must be preapproved by the Secretary of State (Secretary) prior to its use in an election to also include mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic equipment or platforms used to issue ballots, facilitate voters' response to a required notice, provide electronic means for submission of a ballot declaration signature, and issue, authenticate, or validate voter identification. Establishes security breach disclosure requirements for organizations contracted to provide support to, or manufacturers or distributors of, the voter registration database system or official voter list used by the Secretary. Mandates cybersecurity measures to be implemented by each county auditor, including partitioning election and voting information technology infrastructure from other county assets, by July 1, 2027, unless an extension is granted after consultation with the county auditor.
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Floor votes
- House: Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 16, 202597 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate: Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 21, 202548 yea · 0 nay
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 25, 202549 yea · 0 nay
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