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CS/CS/SB 1732: Early Voting

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Productivity ; Ethics and Elections ; Cowin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Margolis

Early Voting; requires supervisors of elections to allow electors to vote early; provides requirements for location & number of early voting facilities; specifies period & hours of operation; requires supervisors of elections to provide notice of early voting; modifies timeframe for testing voting equipment; provides for periodic examination of equipment during early voting, etc. Amends 101.5612,.5613,.657,.62; creates 101.659.

Effective Date: 01/01/2004
 Last Action: 5/2/2003 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/28/2003 Senate • Prefiled
    3/11/2003 Senate • Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00167
    3/17/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/20/03, 3:30 pm, 412-K
    3/20/2003 Senate • CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00245; CS read first time on 03/24/03 -SJ 00253
    3/21/2003 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00245
    3/27/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 04/01/03, 3:15 pm, 110-S
    4/1/2003 Senate • CS/CS by- Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00342; CS read first time on 04/03/03 -SJ 00345
    4/3/2003 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00342
    4/24/2003 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00575; Read second time -SJ 00570; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00570; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00570
    4/25/2003 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00591; CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00591
    4/28/2003 House • In Messages
    5/2/2003 House • Died in Messages

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  • CS/CS/SB 1732, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/24/2003 at 7:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 1355 Early Voting Needelman Similar Last Action: 5/2/2003 H Died in Committee on Ethics & Elections (PR)
    Location:
    H 227 Elections/Early Voting Garcia Compare Last Action: 5/2/2003 H Died in Committee on Ethics & Elections (PR)
    Location:
    H 1697 Elections Cusack Compare Last Action: 5/2/2003 H Died in Committee on Ethics & Elections (PR)
    Location:
    H 1859 Elections Procedures Compare Last Action: 5/2/2003 H Died on Calendar
    Location:
    S 94 Elections/Early Voting Geller Compare Last Action: 5/2/2003 S Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections
    Location:
    S 2262 Elections Margolis Compare Last Action: 5/2/2003 S Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections
    Location:

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/25/2003 11:18 AM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    101.5612 Testing of tabulating equipment.
    101.5613 Examination of equipment during voting.
    101.62 Request for absentee ballots.
    101.657 Voting absentee ballots in person.
    101.659

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  • CS/CS/SB 1732, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/3/2003 at 10:13 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Productivity (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2003 (pdf)

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    611460 - Amendment
    		Wasserman Schultz 4/23/2003
    4:42 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    790108 - Amendment
    		Margolis 4/24/2003
    10:50 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    101.5612 Testing of tabulating equipment.
    101.5613 Examination of equipment during voting.
    101.62 Request for absentee ballots.
    101.657 Voting absentee ballots in person.
    101.659

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  • CS/SB 1732, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/21/2003 at 3:10 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2003 (pdf)

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/1/2003 3:15 PM Governmental Oversight and Productivity 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    101.62 Request for absentee ballots.
    101.657 Voting absentee ballots in person.
    101.659

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  • SB 1732, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2003 at 9:12 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/20/2003 3:30 PM Ethics and Elections 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    101.657 Voting absentee ballots in person.
    101.659

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