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2006 SESSION

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HB 562 Absentee voting; eliminates present list of reasons entitling voter to cast absentee ballot.

Introduced by: Kristen J. Amundson | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Elections; absentee voting. Provides that qualified voters may vote absentee for any reason. The bill eliminates the present statutory list of specific reasons entitling a voter to cast an absentee ballot. Several special provisions concerning military and overseas absentee voters and disabled voters are consolidated in one new provision. This bill is identical to HBs 11 and 334.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064264212  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/09/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064264212
• 01/09/06  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/18/06  House: Assigned to Privileges and Elections sub-committee: #2 (Jones, S. C.)
• 01/27/06  House: Tabled in Privileges and Elections by voice vote