HB 3941: Elections
GENERAL BILL by Meek ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia
Elections; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/H3743,3941) restricts requests for absentee ballots to electors by mail or in person; revises voter's certificate to include reference to requirements to receive absentee ballot; provides that absentee ballot shall be considered illegal if it does not include signature & address, printed name, & voter registration or driver's license number of each attesting witness, etc. Amends Chs. 97, 101, 104.
Effective Date: Contingent
Last Action: 3/17/1998 House - CS combines this bill with 3743; Comm. Action: CS by Election Reform (GRC); Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/HB 3743 (Died on House Calendar); Refer to CS/SB 1402 (Ch. 98-129)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/17/1998 House - CS combines this bill with 3743; Comm. Action: CS by Election Reform (GRC); Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/HB 3743 (Died on House Calendar); Refer to CS/SB 1402 (Ch. 98-129)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/4/1998 | House |
• Filed; Introduced -HJ 00123 |
| 3/10/1998 | House |
• Referred to Election Reform (GRC); Crime & Punishment (JC) -HJ 00160; On Committee agenda-- Election Reform (GRC), 03/12/98, 1:30 pm, Reed Hall --Not considered |
| 3/11/1998 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Election Reform (GRC), 03/17/98, 1:30 pm, 413C |
| 3/17/1998 | House |
• CS combines this bill with 3743; Comm. Action: CS by Election Reform (GRC); Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/HB 3743 (Died on House Calendar); Refer to CS/SB 1402 (Ch. 98-129) |