SB 184: Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot
GENERAL BILL by Evers ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gaetz
Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot; Authorizing absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to use the federal write-in absentee ballot in any state or local election; prohibiting the supervisor of elections from canvassing federal write-in absentee ballots from overseas voters in certain elections until 10 days after the date of the election; revising minimum requirements for Department of State rules used to determine what constitutes a valid vote on a federal write-in absentee ballot, etc.
Senate Committee References:
- Ethics and Elections (EE)
- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2014 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 1/8/2015 | Senate |
• Referred to Ethics and Elections; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Fiscal Policy -SJ 44 |
| 3/3/2015 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 44 |
| 3/5/2015 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/10/15, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building |
| 3/10/2015 | Senate |
• Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 191 |
| 3/11/2015 | Senate |
• Now in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security -SJ 191 |
| 3/12/2015 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 03/17/15, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building |
| 3/17/2015 | Senate |
• Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 191 • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 191 |
| 3/23/2015 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/26/15, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 3/26/2015 | Senate |
• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 259 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 259 • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/01/15 |
| 4/1/2015 | Senate |
• Read 2nd time -SJ 312 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 4/2/2015 | Senate |
• Read 3rd time -SJ 326 • Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 327 |
| 4/8/2015 | House |
• In Messages |
| 4/17/2015 | House |
• Referred to Calendar -HJ 584 • Received -HJ 583 • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/15 |
| 4/21/2015 | House |
• Substituted for HB 109 -HJ 609 • Read 2nd time -HJ 609 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 4/22/2015 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 658 • Passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 659 |
| 4/22/2015 | Senate |
• Ordered enrolled -SJ 517 |
| 5/7/2015 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
|
| 5/21/2015 |
• Approved by Governor |
|
| 5/22/2015 |
• Chapter No. 2015-40 |
