ELEC CD-ABSENTEE COUNT
Summary
Amends the Election Code. Requires that absentee ballots received by election authorities through the 10th day after an election be counted if the ballots are postmarked before the date of the election. Requires that the State Board of Elections adopt rules for the provision of election judges for the counting of those ballots.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2005
Committee Review
Apr 2005
House Passage
May 2005
Senate Passage
May 2005
Signed into Law
Aug 2005
Introduced Feb 15, 2005
Signed Aug 12, 2005
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2005 · House Feb 3, 2005
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 46
May 17, 2005
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Aug 12, 2005
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 17, 2005
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Apr 20, 2005
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 13, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Feb 15, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 15, 2005
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Feb 3, 2005
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (90-1-3)
house
Feb 1, 2005
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 005-001-000
lower
Feb 1, 2005
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 005-001-000
lower
Feb 1, 2005
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
lower
Jan 26, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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