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SB 961 Absentee voting; processing of rejected absentee ballots.
Introduced by: Lionell Spruill, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Absentee voting; processing of rejected absentee ballots. Provides that when an absentee ballot is rejected, at least two officers of election, one representing each political party, are required to write and sign a statement for the cause of the ballot's rejection. Currently, the law requires that a majority of the officers write and sign such statement.
FULL TEXT
- 01/02/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103090D pdf | impact statement
- 02/17/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB961ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0276) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/02/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103090D
- 01/02/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/17/17 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/17 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/23/17 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/24/17 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/31/17 House: Read first time
- 01/31/17 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/31/17 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 02/07/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/17 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (19-Y 1-N)
- 02/13/17 House: Read second time
- 02/14/17 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/15/17 House: Read third time
- 02/15/17 House: Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/17 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/17 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/17/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB961ER)
- 02/17/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/21/17 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
- 02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/03/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 276 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/03/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0276)