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2016 SESSION
SB 490 Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act; applying for and casting military-overseas ballots.
Introduced by: Bill R. DeSteph, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act; applying for and casting military-overseas ballots. Provides that any active duty member of a uniformed service who has been called to duty for deployment to a combat zone shall be permitted to use his digital signature associated with his Common Access Card issued by the U.S. Department of Defense to sign his application for a military-overseas ballot, the statement of voter accompanying his cast military-overseas ballot, and any other related documents. The bill also requires the system through which a covered voter may apply for and receive voter registration materials, military-overseas ballots, and other information to be capable of accepting the submission of voted military-overseas ballots cast by an active duty member of a uniformed service who has been called to duty for deployment to a combat zone.
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HISTORY
- 01/12/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103934D
- 01/12/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/02/16 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (6-Y 6-N)