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HB 1189: Elections

GENERAL BILL by Pafford; Thurston; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abruzzo; Bembry; Berman; Bernard; Bullard; Campbell; Chestnut; Clarke-Reed; Clemens; Cruz; Fullwood; Garcia, L.; Gibbons; Jenne; Jones, M.; Julien; Kiar; Kriseman; Perman; Porth; Randolph; Reed; Rehwinkel Vasilinda; Rogers; Rouson; Sands; Saunders; Schwartz; Slosberg; Soto; Stafford; Steinberg; Taylor; Thompson, G.; Waldman; Watson, B.; Williams

Elections; Increases amount of time that third-party voter registration organizations are allowed to hold collected voter registration applications before submitting them; deletes provision authorizing Secretary of State to refer matters to Attorney General for civil action when Secretary reasonably believes that third-party voter registration violation has occurred; increases amount of time that signature on ballot initiative petition is valid; permits elector to vote in precinct to which he or she has moved his or her legal residence if elector completes certain affirmation; increases time allowed for early voting by beginning on 15th day before state or federal election & ending on 2nd day before election.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/3/2012 House • Filed
1/9/2012 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 117
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 116
3/9/2012 House • Died in Government Operations Subcommittee