Elections; qualified registered voter may vote in person from 14 to 3 days before election. (HB1400)

Introduced By

Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Elections; early voting.  Provides that any registered voter qualified to vote in the election may vote in person from 14 to three days before the election, or eight to three days before a special election, at the office of the general registrar or secretary of the electoral board. The provisions for absentee voting remain in effect except that the provisions for in-person absentee voting are superseded by the early voting process during the early voting period. The bill takes effect January 1, 2012. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
08/03/2010Committee
08/03/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100089D
08/03/2010Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/13/2011Assigned P & E sub: #2 Elections
02/01/2011Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/08/2011Left in Privileges and Elections

Comments

Bearing Drift, tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

Bearing Drift opposes this bill as we have a defined election day - the first Tuesday of November. The increased costs to hold extended voting times is not justified. It's not as if election day "sneaks up" on people.

Perry Keeton writes:

Early voting lends itself to fraud, just as does absentee voting without reason.

Waldo Jaquith writes:

Early voting lends itself to fraud, just as does absentee voting without reason.

[citation needed]

Isaac Adams writes:

I do not understand how early voting will be much more expensive than the already established system of absentee voting. I support this bill.