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1996 SESSION

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HB 421 Elections; emergency absentee applications and ballots.

Introduced by: Harry J. Parrish | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Elections; emergency absentee applications and ballots. Expands the coverage of the provisions for providing last-minute absentee ballot applications and ballots in emergencies. The bill includes, in addition to a voter who is hospitalized, any voter who becomes ill and is confined to his residence, any voter who suffers the loss of a spouse, parent or child, and any voter otherwise incapacitated by an emergency found by the electoral board to justify providing an emergency absentee ballot application. The incapacity must occur in the five days prior to the election, and the application and ballot must be delivered to the voter at the hospital or at his residence address shown on the registration records as appropriate.


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