The Washington State Republican Party (WAGOP) has announced its support for a sweeping election integrity initiative that would require voters to show proof of citizenship and valid identification to vote in the state. The proposed measure, Initiative Measure No. IL26-126 aims to tighten voter registration protocols and ensure ballots are only sent to eligible citizens.
The initiative is part of a growing regional effort—aligned with the #ENDVBM (End Vote By Mail) movement—that advocates for restoring traditional election safeguards, including in-person voting, same-day vote counting, hand-counted ballots, and designating Election Day as a national holiday.
“Tighter controls on who gets to vote are part of a new initiative that could be introduced to the Washington State Legislature,” WAGOP Chairman and State Representative Jim Walsh (R-Aberdeen) told KOMO News. “It’s needed because in an all mail-in voting state, which Washington is, there is not the same due diligence, quality assurance mechanisms that there are in states that have conventional in-person voting.”
