CS/CS/SB 618: Early Voting
GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Productivity ; Ethics and Elections ; Cowin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Crist
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; provides for periodic examination of equipment during early voting; authorizes Dept. of State to adopt emergency rules for 2004 election cycle, etc. Amends 101.657,.5612,.5613,.62; creates 101.659.
Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 4/30/2004 Senate - Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2346 (Ch. 2004-252), CS/SB 2566 (Ch. 2004-232)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/30/2004 Senate - Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2346 (Ch. 2004-252), CS/SB 2566 (Ch. 2004-232)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/18/2003 | Senate |
• Prefiled |
| 12/5/2003 | Senate |
• Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Productivity |
| 12/29/2003 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/07/04, 3:30 pm, 412-K |
| 1/7/2004 | Senate |
• CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 |
| 1/9/2004 | Senate |
• Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity |
| 1/26/2004 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 02/04/04, 9:00 am, 110-S |
| 2/4/2004 | Senate |
• CS/CS by- Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 |
| 2/5/2004 | Senate |
• Placed on Calendar, on second reading |
| 3/2/2004 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00040; On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/07/04, 3:30 pm, 412-K; CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00155; CS read first time on 03/02/04 -SJ 00139; Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00155; On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 02/04/04, 9:00 am, 110-S; CS/CS by- Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00155; CS read first time on 03/02/04 -SJ 00139; Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00155 |
| 4/30/2004 | Senate |
• Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2346 (Ch. 2004-252), CS/SB 2566 (Ch. 2004-232) |