CS/SB 598: Canvassing of Provisional Ballots
GENERAL BILL by Ethics and Elections ; Gibson
Canvassing of Provisional Ballots; Revising a reference to the deadline for a person who cast a provisional ballot to present evidence verifying authenticity of certain information in a voter registration application, to conform; requiring the supervisor to allow a person who voted a provisional ballot to present identification and submit an affidavit to cure an unsigned Provisional Ballot Voter’s Certificate and Affirmation or a provisional ballot rejected due to a signature discrepancy, etc.
Senate Committee References:
- Ethics and Elections (EE)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/30/2017 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 2/9/2017 | Senate |
• Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 78 |
| 3/7/2017 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 78 |
| 3/30/2017 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 04/04/17, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 4/4/2017 | Senate |
• CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 300 |
| 4/5/2017 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time -SJ 301 |
| 4/6/2017 | Senate |
• Now in Judiciary -SJ 300 |
| 5/5/2017 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Judiciary |
