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2008 SESSION

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SB 508 Absentee ballot applications; may receive by electronic transmission.

Introduced by: Ralph S. Northam | Mary Margaret Whipple | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

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 HB 798.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080805808  pdf
• 01/18/08  Senate: Printed as engrossed 080805808-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/20/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB508ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/04/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0106)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/09/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080805808
• 01/09/08  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/15/08  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/17/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 01/18/08  Senate: Read second time
• 01/18/08  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 01/18/08  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/18/08  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB508E
• 01/18/08  Senate: Printed as engrossed 080805808-E
• 01/21/08  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/08  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/11/08  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/11/08  House: Read first time
• 02/11/08  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/15/08  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/08  House: Read second time
• 02/19/08  House: Read third time
• 02/19/08  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/08  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/08  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/20/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB508ER)
• 02/20/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/22/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/02/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 106 (effective 7/1/08)
• 03/04/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0106)