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2014 SESSION
HB 1197 Absentee voting; return of unused and defaced absentee ballots.
Introduced by: Robert H. Brink | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Elections; absentee voting; return of unused and defaced absentee ballots. Provides that a voter who returns his unused or defaced absentee ballot before the day of the election shall be entitled to vote a regular ballot on election day if the electoral board, general registrar, or an officer of election is able to confirm the prior return of the unused or defaced ballot. If the ballot's return cannot be confirmed on election day, the voter shall be permitted to cast a provisional ballot. Additionally, a voter may return his unused or defaced absentee ballot on the day of the election and shall be entitled to vote a regular ballot.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Elections; absentee voting; return of unused and defaced absentee ballots. Provides that a voter who returns his unused or defaced absentee ballot in accordance with law shall be entitled to cast his vote in person on election day. Currently, such a voter is required to cast a provisional ballot.