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HB 239 Absentee voting; extends deadline for applying for an absentee ballot to cast other than in person.

Introduced by: Mark D. Sickles | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Absentee voting; deadline for applying for an absentee ballot to cast other than in person. Adjusts the deadline for a voter to apply for an absentee ballot that is to be cast by mail from the seventh day prior to the election to the eleventh day prior to the election. The bill also adjusts the deadline for applications for multiple elections for uniformed and overseas voters and for emergency applications and absentee ballots for persons incapacitated or hospitalized.

FULL TEXT

• 12/30/19  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101270D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/26/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB239ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/11/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0289)  pdf

HISTORY

• 12/30/19  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101270D
• 12/30/19  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/14/20  House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
• 01/21/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/20  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/20  House: Read first time
• 01/29/20  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/30/20  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/20  House: VOTE: (100-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/31/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/18/20  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 1-N)
• 02/20/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/20  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/20  Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/20  House: Enrolled
• 02/26/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB239ER)
• 02/27/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/27/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/05/20  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
• 03/05/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
• 03/11/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 289 (effective 7/1/20)
• 03/11/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0289)