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SB 188 Absentee voting; application for absentee ballots by electronic mail or other electronic means.
Introduced by: John C. Miller | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Absentee voting; application by electronic mail or other electronic means. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall implement a system to accept absentee ballot applications electronically. Currently, an applicant may request and receive, but not submit, an absentee ballot application electronically. The bill further provides that any applicant for an absentee ballot may request that the ballot materials be sent to him by electronic transmission. The option for such electronic transmission is currently available only to military and overseas voters.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101645D pdf
- 01/31/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104369D-S1 pdf | impact statement
HISTORY
- 01/10/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101645D
- 01/10/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/17/12 Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns and Elections
- 01/31/12 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
- 01/31/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104369D-S1
- 02/02/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/12 Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/12 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/03/12 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12104369D-S1
- 02/03/12 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB188S1
- 02/06/12 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 5-N)
- 02/13/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/12 House: Read first time
- 02/13/12 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/17/12 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee
- 02/21/12 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
- 03/10/12 House: Left in Privileges and Elections