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SB 656: Elections

GENERAL BILL by Brandes

Elections; Revising requirements for the uniform statewide voter registration application and the acceptance of such applications; deleting an exemption from public records requirements for information related to a voter registration applicant’s or voter’s prior felony conviction and his or her restoration of voting rights to conform to changes made by the act; deleting a provision that prohibits the use of an address appearing on identification presented by an elector at the polls as a basis to confirm an elector’s legal residence; increasing the no-solicitation zone surrounding the entrance of a polling place or an early voting site wherein certain activities are prohibited; requiring the Division of Elections to periodically adjust campaign contribution limits for inflation, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 90 (Ch. 2021-11), CS/CS/SB 1890 (Ch. 2021-16)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/14/2021 Senate • Filed
1/28/2021 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 83
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 83
4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 90 (Ch. 2021-11), CS/CS/SB 1890 (Ch. 2021-16)