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SB 57 Absentee voting; applications shall be processed 5 days after person registers to vote, exceptions.
Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Absentee voting. Provides for an interval of at least five days after a person registers in person to vote before his absentee ballot application can be processed and includes an exception for military and overseas voters.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102674D pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12105640D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/12 House: Floor substitute printed 12105980D-H2 (Cole) pdf
- 03/09/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB57ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/04/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0612) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/05/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102674D
- 01/05/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/17/12 Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns and Elections
- 01/24/12 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
- 01/26/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/12 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/30/12 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/12 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/01/12 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/02/12 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 20-N)
- 02/02/12 Senate: Chair votes yes
- 02/13/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/12 House: Read first time
- 02/13/12 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/13/12 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee
- 02/21/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/21/12 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 03/02/12 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
- 03/02/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12105640D-H1
- 03/05/12 House: Read second time
- 03/06/12 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/07/12 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/08/12 House: Read third time
- 03/08/12 House: Committee substitute rejected 12105640D-H1
- 03/08/12 House: Floor substitute printed 12105980D-H2 (Cole)
- 03/08/12 House: Substitute by Delegate Cole agreed to 12105980D-H2
- 03/08/12 House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute SB57H2
- 03/08/12 House: Passed House with substitute (67-Y 31-N)
- 03/08/12 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (67-Y 31-N)
- 03/08/12 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 03/08/12 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (20-Y 20-N)
- 03/08/12 Senate: Chair votes Yes
- 03/08/12 Senate: Title replaced 12105980D-H2
- 03/09/12 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/09/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB57ER)
- 03/09/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/04/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 612 (effective 7/1/12)
- 04/04/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0612)