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.
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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4/29/2011 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections; Rules; Budget -SJ 585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
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CS/HB 227, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/3/2011 at 2:46 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 378 (c1) Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot Gaetz Identical Last Action: 4/29/2011 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 227 (Ch. 2011-162) -SJ 585
Location: Laid on Table
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 101.5614 Canvass of returns. Page 5 (pdf) 101.6952 Absentee ballots for absent uniformed services and overseas voters. Page 1 (pdf) 102.166 Manual recounts of overvotes and undervotes. Page 6 (pdf) 104.18 Casting more than one ballot at any election. Page 8 (pdf) -
CS/HB 227, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/25/2011 at 10:57 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 6/29/2011 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 378 (c1) Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot Gaetz Identical Last Action: 4/29/2011 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 227 (Ch. 2011-162) -SJ 585
Location: Laid on Table
Floor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 4/20/2011 7:59 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays 4/29/2011 9:38 AM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 101.5614 Canvass of returns. Page 5 (pdf) 101.6952 Absentee ballots for absent uniformed services and overseas voters. Page 1 (pdf) 102.166 Manual recounts of overvotes and undervotes. Page 6 (pdf) 104.18 Casting more than one ballot at any election. Page 8 (pdf) -
HB 227, Original Filed Version Posted 1/18/2011 at 8:00 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2011 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 378 (c1) Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot Gaetz Compare Last Action: 4/29/2011 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 227 (Ch. 2011-162) -SJ 585
Location: Laid on Table
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 101.6952 Absentee ballots for absent uniformed services and overseas voters. Page 1 (pdf)