Washington Governor Bob Ferguson Signs Voter-Fraud Clarification Law

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed Senate Bill 6084 into law, clarifying that intentionally voting more than once in the same election, including across state lines, constitutes a class C felony. The bill followed a ruling by the Washington Division II Court of Appeals. Separately, in January 2026, Ferguson delivered his first State of the State address to the state Legislature. Senate Bill 6084 passed the Washington Senate by a vote of 47-1 and the House unanimously, 93-0, before being signed by the governor. In his State of the State address, delivered before the voting bill's passage, Ferguson addressed the aftermath of historic flooding that occurred in December, calling for infrastructure investment. He also expressed support for a proposed millionaires' tax and highlighted bipartisan proposals, including a measure to bar law enforcement officers from wearing masks while on duty. The two events are not directly linked in the available reporting, and it remains unresolved whether the voting-law clarification was among the initiatives referenced or anticipated in Ferguson's earlier address. No additional details on implementation timelines for SB 6084 or legislative status of the millionaires' tax and mask-ban proposals were provided in the available materials.