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1998 SESSION

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HB 591 Persons entitled to vote absentee and absentee ballot applications.

Introduced by: Eric I. Cantor | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Persons entitled to vote absentee and absentee ballot applications. Provides that a person who is unable to go to the polls on election day because of an obligation occasioned by his religion shall be entitled to vote absentee. The person does not have to be absent from his locality on election day in order to vote absentee under this provision. The bill also requires the State Board of Elections to make absentee ballot applications available through the Internet beginning with the November 1999 election.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 987576146  pdf
• 02/04/98  House: Committee substitute printed 982356408-H1  pdf
• 03/03/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB591ER)  pdf
• 04/14/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0254)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/21/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 987576146
• 01/21/98  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/27/98  House: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 2
• 02/04/98  House: Committee substitute printed 982356408-H1
• 02/04/98  House: Reported from P. & E. w/substitute (22-Y 1-N)
• 02/05/98  House: Read first time
• 02/06/98  House: Read second time
• 02/06/98  House: Committee substitute agreed to 982356408-H1
• 02/06/98  House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 982356408-H1
• 02/09/98  House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/98  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/98  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/10/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/24/98  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/98  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/98  Senate: Read third time
• 02/26/98  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB591ER)
• 03/09/98  House: Enrolled
• 03/10/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/07/98  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 254 (effective 7/1/98)
• 04/14/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0254)