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2016 SESSION
SB 106 Absentee voting; no-excuse, in-person.
Introduced by: Rosalyn R. Dance | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Elections; absentee voting; no-excuse, in-person. Allows qualified voters to vote absentee in person without providing an excuse for not being able to vote in person on election day. The bill retains the statutory list of specific reasons allowing a voter to cast an absentee ballot by mail.
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HISTORY
- 12/28/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101476D
- 12/28/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/26/16 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (7-Y 6-N)
- 01/28/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/16 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/01/16 Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N)
- 02/01/16 Senate: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N)
- 02/01/16 Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 02/03/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/16 House: Read first time
- 02/03/16 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/08/16 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 02/16/16 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
- 03/08/16 House: Left in Privileges and Elections