“IL26-126 does one thing: It requires proof of identity when people register to vote in Washington. Just like when you get on an airplane. That’s it.”

— State Rep. Jim Walsh , R-Aberdeen

(from the June 11, 2025 Clark County Today article “Signature gathering begins soon on Washington voter ID initiative”)

The conservative Heritage Foundation recently released its latest “Election Integrity Scorecard,” which examines factors such as voter identification implementation, voter list accuracy, absentee ballot management, citizenship verification and other relevant attributes.

Washington ranked 46th out of 50 states and Washington, D.C. Only Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, California and Hawaii ranked worse.

Walsh said supporters expect to start gathering signatures for the initiative in about 10 days.

To get IL26-126 on the ballot, signatures of at least 308,911 registered voters must be collected and submitted by 5 p.m. on Jan. 2, 2026.

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