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2021 SESSION
SB 1239 Absentee voting; third-party absentee ballot assembly and distribution.
Introduced by: John J. Bell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Absentee voting; third-party absentee ballot assembly and distribution. Permits a general registrar to contract with a third party for the printing, assembly, and mailing of absentee ballots. The bill directs the State Board of Elections to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill and for those regulations to include processes to ensure secure and timely delivery of voter information to contractors and reports of mailed absentee ballots from contractors.
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HISTORY
- 01/11/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100930D
- 01/11/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/19/21 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 2-N 2-A)
- 01/21/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/21 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/25/21 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 12-N)
- 02/02/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/02/21 House: Read first time
- 02/02/21 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/08/21 House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote