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CS/HB 227: Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot

GENERAL BILL by Government Operations Subcommittee ; Brandes ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Adkins ; Ahern ; Artiles ; Baxley ; Corcoran ; Ford ; Horner ; Metz ; Plakon ; Renuart ; Smith ; Steube ; Van Zant

Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot; Authorizes absent uniformed services voters & overseas voters to use federal write-in absentee ballot to vote in any federal & certain state or local elections, under certain circumstances; prescribes requirements for designating candidate choices; provides for disposition of valid votes involving joint candidacies; allows for abbreviations, misspellings, & other minor variations in name of office, candidate, or political party; authorizes submission of multiple ballots under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 6/17/2011 - Chapter No. 2011-162
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/18/2011 House • Filed
2/1/2011 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 25
3/8/2011 House • Introduced -HJ 25
3/21/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Subcommittee, 03/23/11, 8:00 am, 306 HOB
3/23/2011 House • CS by Government Operations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 325
3/25/2011 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Government Operations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 321
3/28/2011 House • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 338
4/5/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 04/07/11, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
4/7/2011 House • Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 589
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 589
4/18/2011 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/20/11
4/20/2011 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 714
• Read 3rd time -HJ 714
• CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 714
4/21/2011 Senate • In Messages
4/27/2011 Senate • Referred to Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections; Rules; Budget -SJ 572
4/28/2011 Senate • Received -SJ 572
4/29/2011 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections; Rules; Budget -SJ 585
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 378 -SJ 585
• Read 2nd time -SJ 585
• Read 3rd time -SJ 585
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 585
5/2/2011 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1162
6/9/2011 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/17/2011 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2011-162