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SB 960 Absentee ballots; expediting counting of absentee ballots returned by mail prior to election day.
Introduced by: Lionell Spruill, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Absentee ballots; expediting the counting of absentee ballots returned by mail prior to election day. Provides that if a general registrar has opted to expedite the counting of absentee ballots returned by mail by opening the sealed ballot envelopes in accordance with law, the requirement that the absentee ballot return envelope and unopened ballot envelope be deposited into an appropriate container does not apply. Current law contains a contradiction that absentee ballot return envelopes and unopened ballot envelopes are to be deposited into an appropriate container while also allowing the sealed ballot envelopes to be opened so that they may be inserted into a ballot scanner machine or other secure ballot container.
FULL TEXT
- 01/02/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103086D pdf | impact statement
- 02/17/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB960ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0275) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/02/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103086D
- 01/02/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/17/17 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/17 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/23/17 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/24/17 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/31/17 House: Read first time
- 01/31/17 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/31/17 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 02/07/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/17 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (19-Y 1-N)
- 02/13/17 House: Read second time
- 02/14/17 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/15/17 House: Read third time
- 02/15/17 House: Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/17 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/17 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/17/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB960ER)
- 02/17/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/21/17 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
- 02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/03/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 275 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/03/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0275)