Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman endorsed a bipartisan-sponsored bill to expand voting in presidential primaries to those not aligned with a political party.
House Bill 1265 would give voters the option to not declare a party affiliation on their ballot for presidential primaries by adding an “unaffiliated” option.
Under current state law, voters are required to declare their party affiliation on their ballot envelope for primaries, effectively binding their vote to the candidate aligned with the party.
Their marked affiliation also becomes public record for 60 days, although their vote is not.
If they do not indicate their party declaration, or vote for the candidate opposite of their
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