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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
SB 1239 Absentee voting; third-party absentee ballot assembly and distribution.
Introduced by: John J. Bell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Absentee voting; third-party absentee ballot assembly and distribution. Permits a general registrar to contract with a third party for the printing, assembly, and mailing of absentee ballots. The bill directs the State Board of Elections to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill and for those regulations to include processes to ensure secure and timely delivery of voter information to contractors and reports of mailed absentee ballots from contractors.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100930D pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1239ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0246) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100930D
- 01/11/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/19/21 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 2-N 2-A)
- 01/21/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/21 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/25/21 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 12-N)
- 02/02/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/02/21 House: Read first time
- 02/02/21 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/08/21 House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote
- 02/10/21 House: Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration
- 02/16/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/21 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (20-Y 1-N)
- 02/19/21 House: Read second time
- 02/22/21 House: Read third time
- 02/22/21 House: Passed House (70-Y 30-N)
- 02/22/21 House: VOTE: Passage (70-Y 30-N)
- 02/24/21 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/24/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1239ER)
- 02/24/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/25/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/01/21 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
- 03/01/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/18/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 246 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/18/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0246)