Absentee voting; ballot may be sent electronically, if voter requests so, if located outside State. (HB1881)
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Elections; absentee voting; response to applications. Provides that the absentee ballot may be sent by email to voters entitled to vote absentee under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff et seq.) and live or are stationed outside the Commonwealth; however, the voted ballot must be returned by mail. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2009 | Committee |
01/12/2009 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098518644 |
01/12/2009 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/15/2009 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
01/19/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1881) |
02/03/2009 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) |
02/06/2009 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2009 | Read first time |
02/09/2009 | Read second time |
02/09/2009 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/09/2009 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1881E |
02/09/2009 | Printed as engrossed 098518644-E |
02/10/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1881E) |
02/10/2009 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/10/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2009 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
02/10/2009 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/10/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/11/2009 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/17/2009 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2009 | Read third time |
02/20/2009 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2009 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2009 | Passed by for the day |
02/23/2009 | Read third time |
02/23/2009 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2009 | Enrolled |
02/28/2009 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1881ER) |
02/28/2009 | Signed by Speaker |
02/28/2009 | Signed by President |
03/03/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1881ER) |
03/27/2009 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 345 (effective 7/1/09) |
03/27/2009 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0345) |
Comments
This is a fine idea. There's no security concern associated with e-mailing absentee ballots; they're just blank forms.