Protected voter status; certain evidence not required. (HB241)
Introduced By
Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria)
Progress
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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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Became Law |
Description
Protected voter status; certain evidence not required. Removes the requirement that a person who is in fear for his personal safety from another person who has threatened or stalked him must provide evidence that he has filed a complaint with a magistrate or law-enforcement official against such other person in order to be granted protected voter status. The bill does not eliminate the requirement that he submit a signed written statement that he is in fear for his personal safety for him to be granted protected voter status. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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12/30/2019 | Committee |
12/30/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101468D |
12/30/2019 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/13/2020 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
01/27/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB241) |
01/28/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N) |
01/31/2020 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (19-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2020 | Read first time |
02/05/2020 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/06/2020 | Read third time and passed House (73-Y 26-N) |
02/06/2020 | VOTE: Passage (73-Y 26-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/07/2020 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/25/2020 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
02/27/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2020 | Read third time |
02/28/2020 | Passed Senate (19-Y 17-N) (see vote tally) |
03/05/2020 | Enrolled |
03/05/2020 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB241ER) |
03/06/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB241ER) |
03/06/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
03/06/2020 | Signed by President |
03/12/2020 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
03/12/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
04/06/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 710 (effective 7/1/20) |
04/06/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0710) |
Comments
How hard can it be to follow the established requirement? How does this further open the door to fraud? Maybe not much, but why take the chance.