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SB 137 Absentee ballots; electronic transmission by general registrars.
Introduced by: Barbara A. Favola | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Absentee ballots; electronic transmission by general registrars. Provides that when a voter who is eligible to request to receive certain absentee voting materials, including the absentee ballot, by electronic transmission so requests, the email address or fax number used by the general registrars to send such materials shall be the official email address or fax number of the office of the general registrar published on the Department of Elections website. The bill authorizes the State Board of Elections to prescribe by regulations the format of the email address to be used to transmit ballots to eligible voters and also allows the general registrars to use electronic transmission facilities provided by the Federal Voting Assistance Program. The bill does not provide for the return by electronic means of a voted absentee ballot. This bill is identical to HB 456.
FULL TEXT
- 12/29/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101327D pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/16 Senate: Printed as engrossed 16101327D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB137ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0463) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/29/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101327D
- 12/29/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/26/16 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/16 Senate: Read second time
- 01/29/16 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/29/16 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/29/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB137E
- 01/29/16 Senate: Printed as engrossed 16101327D-E
- 02/01/16 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-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 reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/16 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 House: Read second time
- 03/01/16 House: Read third time
- 03/01/16 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/01/16 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/01/16 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (93-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (93-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/16 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (36-Y 3-N)
- 03/03/16 Senate: Reconsideration of House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/16 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 03/07/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB137ER)
- 03/07/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/11/16
- 03/11/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/23/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 463 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/23/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0463)