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2009 SESSION

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HB 2301 Absentee voting; qualified voters may vote absentee for any reason, special provisions for military.

Introduced by: C. Charles Caputo | 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 two new provisions.  This bill is identical to HB 1621 and SB 1010 as introduced.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/09  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 095516456  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/14/09  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 095516456
• 01/14/09  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/22/09  House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
• 01/27/09  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
• 02/10/09  House: Left in Privileges and Elections