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2022 SESSION

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HB 177 Absentee voting; witness requirement for absentee ballots.

Introduced by: Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Elections; absentee voting; witness signature requirement; additional information. Makes an absentee voter's failure to have a witness sign the absentee ballot envelope a material omission that renders the ballot void. Additionally, the bill requires an absentee voter to include the last four number of his social security number and his date of birth with the voter affirmation statement on such ballot envelope.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/22  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101654D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/10/22  House: Introduced bill reprinted 22101654D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/22  House: Committee substitute printed 22106054D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/01/22  Senate: Committee substitute printed 22107254D-S1  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/10/22  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101654D
• 01/10/22  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/10/22  House: Introduced bill reprinted 22101654D
• 02/04/22  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 5-N)
• 02/04/22  House: Committee substitute printed 22106054D-H1
• 02/08/22  House: Read first time
• 02/09/22  House: Read second time
• 02/09/22  House: Committee substitute agreed to 22106054D-H1
• 02/09/22  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB177H1
• 02/10/22  House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N)
• 02/10/22  House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N)
• 02/11/22  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/22  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 03/01/22  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/22  Senate: Committee substitute printed 22107254D-S1
• 03/02/22  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/22  Senate: Read third time
• 03/03/22  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 03/03/22  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 22107254D-S1
• 03/03/22  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB177S1
• 03/03/22  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/22  House: Senate substitute rejected by House 22107254D-S1 (0-Y 98-N)
• 03/07/22  House: VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 98-N)
• 03/08/22  Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 1-N)
• 03/08/22  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 03/09/22  House: House acceded to request
• 03/10/22  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 03/10/22  House: Delegates: Bloxom, Ransone, Glass
• 03/10/22  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 03/10/22  Senate: Senators: Ebbin, Boysko, Vogel
• 03/12/22  House: Continued to 2022 Sp. Sess. 1 pursuant to HJR455