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HB 1757: Absentee Ballots

GENERAL BILL by Rules, Ethics & Elections ; Goodlette

Absentee Ballots; modifies information persons requesting absentee ballots must disclose; modifies voter's certificate on said ballots; modifies instructions to absent electors; deletes prohibition against persons witnessing more than five ballots in election & penalty therefor; deletes prohibition against returning more than two absentee ballots in violation of law & penalty therefor, etc. Amends 97.021, 101.62,.657,.64,.65,.68, 104.047; repeals 101.647,.685.

Effective Date: 01/01/2002
Last Action: 5/4/2001 Senate - Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1118 (Ch. 2001-40)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/22/2001 House • Filed; Introduced -HJ 00342
3/23/2001 House • Referred to Procedural & Redistricting Council -HJ 00350
4/17/2001 House • On Council agenda-- Procedural & Redistricting Council, 04/19/01, 11:00 am, 404-H
4/19/2001 House • Favorable by- Procedural & Redistricting Council; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 00548
4/23/2001 House • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -HJ 00548
4/24/2001 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00634
4/25/2001 House • Read third time -HJ 00666; Passed; YEAS 119 NAYS 0 -HJ 00666
4/25/2001 Senate • In Messages
4/27/2001 Senate • Received, referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00571
5/4/2001 Senate • Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1118 (Ch. 2001-40)