A bill allowing youths 16 and older to preregister to vote got a hearing in the House Committee on State Government and Tribal Affairs last week.
House Bill 2205 would permit youths who meet other voter registration requirements to register, but would keep them out of the statewide voter registration database until age 18. The committee also had a hearing on House Bill 2204, which would allow residents to register to vote as late as Election Day if they do so in person.
Rep. Sam Hunt, D-Olympia, the committee chairman and a sponsor of both bills, said he expects HB 2205 and HB 2204 to pass out of committee.
“Voting is a very basic priority, and we should do everything we can to allow people to vote,” Hunt said.
Alexis Krell alexis.krell@thenewstribune.com
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