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HB 798 Absentee ballot applications; may receive by electronic transmission.
Introduced by: David L. Englin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Absentee ballot applications and procedures. Provides that voters covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act who reside or are stationed outside the continental borders of the United States may receive their blank absentee ballots by electronic transmission. Present law allows these voters to request absentee ballots by electronic transmission. This bill covers the second step of sending the ballot to these overseas voters. The voted ballots will have to be returned by mail. This bill is identical to SB 508.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088403808 pdf | impact statement
- 01/22/08 House: Printed as engrossed 088403808-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB798ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0300) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088403808
- 01/08/08 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/15/08 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 01/18/08 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/08 House: Read first time
- 01/22/08 House: Read second time
- 01/22/08 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/22/08 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB798E
- 01/22/08 House: Printed as engrossed 088403808-E
- 01/23/08 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/08 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/24/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/24/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/19/08 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/08 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/08 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/08 House: Enrolled
- 02/25/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB798ER)
- 02/26/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/28/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/04/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 300 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/11/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0300)