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SB 1155 Absentee voting; electoral board shall make printed ballots available.
Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Elections; ballot requirements; deadlines for printing ballots. Clarifies that the deadlines for having ballots ready for absentee voting are 45 days before the November general election and 30 days before any other general, special, or primary election. The bill specifies that only in the case of a special election when the deadline cannot be met is there a provision for having the ballots ready "as soon after the deadline as possible."
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 094487808 pdf
- 02/06/09 Senate: Printed as engrossed 094487808-E pdf
- 02/28/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1155ER) pdf
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0522) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 094487808
- 01/13/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/03/09 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/09 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/09 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/06/09 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/06/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1155E
- 02/06/09 Senate: Printed as engrossed 094487808-E
- 02/09/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/09 House: Read first time
- 02/13/09 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/16/09 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 02/17/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting
- 02/20/09 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/09 House: Read second time
- 02/24/09 House: Read third time
- 02/24/09 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/09 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/28/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1155ER)
- 02/28/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 522 (effective 7/1/09)
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0522)