A Senate bill changing the criteria for membership on a local ballot measure committee received a public hearing on Friday, January 24 and is headed to executive session for a vote this week.

SB 6238, sponsored by Sen. Sam Hunt (D–Olympia), requires that any member of a local ballot measure statement committee be a registered voter of the locality where the ballot measure would be enacted. AWC highlighted this bill in more detail in a previous Bulletin article.

AWC is monitoring this bill and requests your feedback. Please contact Sharon or Jacob to share how this bill would affect your city’s ability to form statement committees.

Date to remember

SB 6238 is scheduled for an executive session in the Senate State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections Committee at 1:30 pm on Friday, January 31.