SB 1204: Elections
GENERAL BILL by Thurston
Elections; Requiring the Secretary of State to be elected rather than appointed; providing that an applicant must designate a party affiliation or select no party affiliation to be registered to vote; providing that a person who meets certain requirements may register to vote and cast a ballot on election day or at an early voting site; designating General Election Day as a paid holiday; authorizing an absent voter to submit a federal write-in absentee ballot or vote-by-mail ballot; revising the dates by which the Elections Canvassing Commission must certify certain election returns, etc.
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Ethics and Elections
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Ethics and Elections (EE)
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- Appropriations (AP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/10/2021 Senate • Filed
2/18/2021 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations -SJ 124
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 123
4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Ethics and Elections
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SB 1204, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/10/2021 at 10:06 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 103 Elections Thompson, McCurdy Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Public Integrity & Elections Committee 
H 869 Vote-by-mail Ballots Valdés Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Public Integrity & Elections Committee
S 1528 Vote-by-mail Ballots Cruz Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Ethics and Elections
Citations - Statutes (28)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 20.10 Department of State. Page 4 (pdf) 97.052 Uniform statewide voter registration application. Page 5 (pdf) 97.053 Acceptance of voter registration applications. Page 5 (pdf) 97.055 Registration books; when closed for an election. Page 7 (pdf) 97.0555 Late registration. Page 7 (pdf) 97.0556 Page 7 (pdf) 97.057 Voter registration by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Page 8 (pdf) 97.0575 Third-party voter registrations. Page 8 (pdf) 98.065 Registration list maintenance programs. Page 10 (pdf) 98.0981 Reports; voting history; statewide voter registration system information; precinct-level election results; book closing statistics. Page 10 (pdf) 99.061 Method of qualifying for nomination or election to federal, state, county, or district office. Page 12 (pdf) 100.371 Initiatives; procedure for placement on ballot. Page 14 (pdf) 100.51 Page 16 (pdf) 101.016 Page 17 (pdf) 101.048 Provisional ballots. Page 17 (pdf) 101.151 Specifications for ballots. Page 20 (pdf) 101.5612 Testing of tabulating equipment. Page 21 (pdf) 101.62 Request for vote-by-mail ballots. Page 21 (pdf) 101.64 Delivery of vote-by-mail ballots; envelopes; form. Page 24 (pdf) 101.65 Instructions to absent electors. Page 25 (pdf) 101.68 Canvassing of vote-by-mail ballot. Page 27 (pdf) 101.6952 Vote-by-mail ballots for absent uniformed services and overseas voters. Page 33 (pdf) 101.697 Electronic transmission of election materials. Page 37 (pdf) 101.71 Polling place. Page 38 (pdf) 102.031 Maintenance of good order at polls; authorities; persons allowed in polling rooms and early voting areas; unlawful solicitation of voters. Page 38 (pdf) 102.111 Elections Canvassing Commission. Page 39 (pdf) 102.112 Deadline for submission of county returns to the Department of State. Page 40 (pdf) 102.181 Page 40 (pdf)