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.
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• Withdrawn from Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections; Rules; Budget -SJ 585 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/SB 378 -SJ 585 • Read 2nd time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 |
