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1999 SESSION

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SB 1122 Absentee voting and applications for absentee ballots.

Introduced by: Mary Margaret Whipple | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Absentee voting and applications for absentee ballots. Allows a person to vote absentee if he anticipates that business or personal obligations may jeopardize his ability to vote in person on election day. For example, a person whose work and commuting schedule may not allow him to get to the polls on election day will be able to vote absentee, or a parent with family obligations that jeopardize his ability to get to the polls on election day will be able to vote absentee.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/99  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 997064833  pdf
• 03/02/99  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1122ER)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 01/21/99  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 997064833
• 01/21/99  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/26/99  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/99  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/99  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/29/99  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/99  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/01/99  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/02/99  House: Read first time
• 02/02/99  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/12/99  House: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 2
• 02/17/99  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 10-N)
• 02/18/99  House: Read second time
• 02/19/99  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/22/99  House: Read third time
• 02/22/99  House: Passed House (57-Y 42-N)
• 02/22/99  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (57-Y 42-N)
• 03/02/99  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1122ER)
• 03/03/99  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/03/99  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/05/99  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/29/99  Governor: Vetoed by Governor
• 04/07/99  Senate: Motion to override Governor's veto rejected (18-Y 22-N)
• 04/07/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE-ENROLLED BILL (18-Y 22-N)
• 04/07/99  Senate: Rec. of defeat. action agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/07/99  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/07/99  Senate: Motion to override Governor's veto rejected (19-Y 21-N)
• 04/07/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE-ENROLLED BILL (19-Y 21-N)
• 04/07/99  Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto