Visitor publish by Invoice Bruch on Substack
WAGOP Chairman and State Consultant Jim Walsh’s Election Integrity Citizens Initiative IL26-126: AN ACT Regarding requiring verification of citizenship for voter registration, is out for petition signatures and will change into legislation subsequent yr. To be licensed, the petitions should comprise the signatures of no less than 308,911 voters and be submitted by January 2, 2026.
The web request kind for the Voter ID Initiative is now accessible at: WAGOP.org/voterID
At present, in WA State, people can register just by checking a field — no documentation is required. IL26-126 closes that loophole and helps make sure that solely eligible U.S. residents are voting in our elections.
Underneath the GOP-led measure, there are a number of methods people can be allowed to show their citizenship to register to vote – If handed, IL26-126 will:
- Require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote (comparable to an enhanced driver’s license or enhanced ID card, a start certificates, U.S. passport, or naturalization certificates).
- Provoke a course of to assist clear up Washington’s present voter rolls, eradicating people who can not show their citizenship.
- Strengthen the accuracy and safety of our voter rolls.
- Enhance public confidence within the integrity of our elections.
- Shield the voices of authorized voters from being diluted by ineligible ballots.
- Assist forestall voter fraud and restore belief within the course of.
- Assist reinforce the sacred accountability of citizenship.
“On the present WA voter registration form, an individual marks a field indicating they’re a citizen. This initiative says you simply can’t test a field. This doesn’t contact mail-in voting in any means. It doesn’t contact the transaction of voting. WA State has most likely the least safe voting system within the US. In addition to being a 100% mail-in voting state, we’ve ‘automated’ voter registration. We primarily don’t have any safeguards in registering to vote, no affirmation that an individual registering is, in actual fact, a citizen, aside from an attestation. It’s not simply motor voter that’s a problem; you’re routinely registered to vote if you apply for any state authorities advantages (SNAP, Medicaid, and many others.), and there’s no actual affirmation that the individual registered to vote is a citizen.” Walsh said
An initiative to the Legislature, if certified, would first go to lawmakers who may undertake it as written. If they don’t act, the measure would then go on the November 2026 poll. Legislators may additionally approve an alternate initiative to be positioned on the poll alongside the initiative.
When you imagine in honest, clear, and safe elections, now could be the time to behave. Let’s make Voter ID a actuality in Washington State.
Assist Shield the Integrity of Our Elections – Please Assist IL26-126!
Invoice Bruch
Invoice Bruch is the WA State GOP Election Integrity Committee Chairman (fifth yr), WAGOP Govt Board Member (fifth Yr), Skagit County GOP Chairman (ninth yr), Citizen Journalist, Blogger, Enterprise Proprietor, 2020 WA State House Representative Candidate, Former Council Member, and WA State 2016 and 2024 RNC Nationwide Conference Delegate.
