Absentee ballot applications; address given shall be where person is located while confined. (HB1262)
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Elections; absentee voting and absentee ballot applications. Provides that any person who is otherwise qualified to vote, but is confined in a state facility or otherwise confined by the state because of a mental illness or disability, shall be allowed to vote absentee. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/09/2008 | Committee |
| 01/09/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 085012524 |
| 01/09/2008 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/15/2008 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
| 02/08/2008 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/08/2008 | Committee substitute printed 087696524-H1 |
| 02/09/2008 | Read first time |
| 02/11/2008 | Read second time |
| 02/11/2008 | Committee substitute agreed to 087696524-H1 |
| 02/11/2008 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1262H1 |
| 02/12/2008 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/12/2008 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2008 | Communicated to Senate |
| 02/13/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/13/2008 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 02/19/2008 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) |
| 02/21/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/22/2008 | Read third time |
| 02/22/2008 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/25/2008 | Enrolled |
| 02/25/2008 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1262ER) |
| 02/26/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/28/2008 | Signed by President |
| 03/05/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 386 (effective 7/1/08) |
| 03/11/2008 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0386) |