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2014 SESSION

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HB 838 Absentee ballot; procedures for return of envelope.

Introduced by: Mark L. Keam | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Elections; absentee ballot procedures. Provides that an absentee ballot will not be voided solely because the inner envelope containing the ballot was imperfectly sealed so long as the outside envelope containing the ballot envelope is sealed.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102623D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/21/14  House: Printed as engrossed 14102623D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/27/14  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB838ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/04/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0580)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/08/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102623D
• 01/08/14  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/10/14  House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee
• 01/16/14  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
• 01/17/14  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/20/14  House: Read first time
• 01/21/14  House: Read second time
• 01/21/14  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/21/14  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB838E
• 01/21/14  House: Printed as engrossed 14102623D-E
• 01/22/14  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/14  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/14  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/23/14  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/18/14  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/14  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/14  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/14  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/21/14  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/21/14  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/21/14  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 2-N)
• 02/24/14  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/25/14  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/14  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/14  House: Enrolled
• 02/27/14  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB838ER)
• 02/27/14  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/01/14  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/04/14  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 580 (effective 7/1/14)
• 04/04/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0580)