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HB 238 Absentee voting; deadline for returning absentee ballot.
Introduced by: Mark D. Sickles | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Absentee voting; deadline for returning absentee ballot. Provides that any absentee ballot that is returned to the general registrar after the closing of the polls on election day but before noon on the third day after the election and postmarked on or before the date of the election shall be counted if the voter is found entitled to vote. This bill contains technical amendments and is identical to SB 455.
FULL TEXT
- 12/30/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101272D pdf | impact statement
- 02/26/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB238ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0288) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/30/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101272D
- 12/30/19 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/13/20 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 01/21/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/20 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/20 House: Read first time
- 01/29/20 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/30/20 House: Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/20 House: VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/31/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/18/20 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/20/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/20 Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/20 House: Enrolled
- 02/26/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB238ER)
- 02/27/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
- 03/05/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
- 03/11/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 288 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0288)