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1996 SESSION
HB 421 Elections; emergency absentee applications and ballots.
Introduced by: Harry J. Parrish | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
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.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 965357396 pdf
- 03/04/96 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB421ER) pdf
- 03/22/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0224) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/17/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 965357396
- 01/17/96 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/23/96 House: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 2
- 02/10/96 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/10/96 House: Read first time
- 02/12/96 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/13/96 House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 1-N)
- 02/13/96 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 1-N)
- 02/13/96 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/14/96 Senate: Read first time
- 02/14/96 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/20/96 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/96 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/96 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/96 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/96 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB421ER)
- 03/08/96 House: Enrolled
- 03/09/96 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/96 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/16/96 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 224 (effective 7/1/96)
- 03/22/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0224)