Relates to voting of overseas military voters and special federal voters
Summary
Authorizes electronic absentee ballot applications for military voters and special federal voters; removes requirements that the federal post card application form be included with certain ballot application and ballots; requires institutions of higher education to provide students studying abroad with information on how to vote from abroad.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 5, 2025
Last action Mar 18, 2026
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What changed between versions
A8257A
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A8257B
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4 edits
MODERATE
This bill version (A8257B) adds a new section requiring early mail ballots to be sent to eligible voters who request them via various methods including email, fax, or electronic systems. It also updates the bill's committee history to reflect additional committee actions and corrects the page number in the footer. The core voting rights provisions for military and special federal voters remain substantively unchanged from the previous version.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include early mail ballot procedures for all registered voters, whereas the previous version focused primarily on military and special federal voters.
REQUIREMENT
New requirement for boards of elections to mail early ballots to eligible voters who request them via letter, fax, email, or electronic application
TECHNICAL
Bill number changed from A8257-A to A8257-B indicating a revised version
Committee history updated to reflect additional committee actions including recommitment
Page number in footer changed from 06-5 to 08-6
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8257B
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTION LAW
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8257A
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTION LAW
lower
May 5, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert Carroll
DDemocratic
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