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2024 SESSION

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HB 1171 Absentee voting; processing absentee ballots returned before election day, processing upon receipt.

Introduced by: H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Absentee voting; processing absentee ballots returned before election day; processing upon receipt. Requires the general registrars to complete the initial processing of absentee ballots that are returned before election day within three business days of receipt. Under current law, registrars are directed to mark the date of receipt in the voter's record and examine the ballot envelope to verify completion of the required voter affirmation when an absentee ballot is returned but are not subject to a deadline for doing so.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101142D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/31/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24101142D-E  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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HISTORY

• 01/10/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101142D
• 01/10/24  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/19/24  House: Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration
• 01/22/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/24  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/24  House: Read first time
• 01/31/24  House: Read second time
• 01/31/24  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/31/24  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1171E
• 01/31/24  House: Printed as engrossed 24101142D-E
• 02/01/24  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/02/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/27/24  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (12-Y 2-N)
• 02/29/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/24  Senate: Read third time
• 03/01/24  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 03/04/24  Senate: Read third time
• 03/04/24  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 03/05/24  Senate: Read third time
• 03/05/24  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 03/06/24  Senate: Read third time
• 03/06/24  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 03/06/24  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 03/06/24  Senate: Defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N)