CS/SB 448: Absentee Ballots
GENERAL BILL by Ethics and Elections ; Ethics and Elections ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Posey ; Smith ; Carlton ; Brown-Waite ; Dyer ; Lawson ; Sebesta ; Jones ; Constantine ; Bronson
Absentee Ballots; redefines term "absent elector"; modifies information on absentee ballot requests; modifies absentee ballot certificates; modifies instructions to absent electors & modifies information that must be included on such ballot; repeals provision re returning absentee ballots; deletes prohibition against persons witnessing more than five ballots & prohibition against returning more than two ballots in election, etc. Amends Ch. 101, 97.021, 104.047.
Effective Date: 01/01/2002
Last Action: 5/4/2001 Senate - Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1118 (Ch. 2001-40)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/4/2001 Senate - Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1118 (Ch. 2001-40)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/26/2001 | Senate |
• Prefiled |
| 2/8/2001 | Senate |
• Referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules and Calendar |
| 2/12/2001 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 02/21/01, 1:00 pm, 412-K --Temporarily postponed |
| 3/6/2001 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00035; On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 02/21/01, 1:00 pm, 412-K --Temporarily postponed |
| 3/9/2001 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/14/01, 9:15 am, 412-K |
| 3/14/2001 | Senate |
• CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00149; CS read first time on 03/16/01 -SJ 00178 |
| 3/15/2001 | Senate |
• Now in Rules and Calendar -SJ 00149 |
| 4/25/2001 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar -SJ 00454; Placed on Calendar, on second reading |
| 5/4/2001 | Senate |
• Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1118 (Ch. 2001-40) |