Allows canvassing of early votes and mail-in ballots before election day under certain conditions. *
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2022
Last action Jun 29, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2022
How they voted
20–0
Passed · 16 other
Total votes 36
Mar 24, 2022
D
Democratic25
72% Yea
R
Republican11
18% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jun 29, 2022
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
Jun 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (32-6)
upper
Jun 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz)
upper
Mar 24, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-0-16)
senate
Mar 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (21-0) (Singleton)
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 18, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jim Beach
DDemocratic
P
Troy Singleton
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick Diegnan
DDemocratic
Co
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
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