Absentee voting; deadline for returning absentee ballot. (SB460)
Introduced By
Sen. Amanda Chase (R-Midlothian)
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
Elections; absentee voting; ballots to be returned before close of polls. Removes the provision of law requiring an absentee ballot that is returned to the general registrar after the closing of the polls on election day to be counted if it is received before noon on the third day after the election and is postmarked on or before the date of the election to be counted if the voter is found entitled to vote. The bill does not affect the exception for a covered voter who was not sent a ballot in a timely manner and whose voted ballot arrives after the close of polls. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101633D |
| 01/11/2022 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/17/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (SB460) |
| 01/25/2022 | Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (9-Y 2-N 3-A) (see vote tally) |
Comments
Absentee voters should vote on time, like everyone else. Setting up an arbitrary 3 day grace period does nothing other than provide a means for cheating by "finding" thousands of late votes.