Signed by Governor Jay Inslee

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits certain records from being disclosed to the public for the sake of preserving election security.

Highlights:

• Amends the Washington code on security disclosure to additionally exempt (Sec. 1):

• The continuity of operations plan for election operations,  and any security audits, security risk assessments, or security test results relating to physical security or cybersecurity of election operations or infrastructure. These records are exempt from disclosure in their entirety; and

• Those portions of records containing information about election infrastructure, election security, or potential threats to election security, the public disclosure of which may increase risk  to the integrity of election operations or infrastructure.

Full Bill Text