AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS (Requires that electors that cast emergency ballots in the 12 day period prior to any election day sign an electronic pollbook giving a reason why they cannot get to the polls and vote be cast immediately into a voting machine.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2020
Last action Jul 7, 2020
Floor votes
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No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jul 7, 2020
Legislature · Passed
07/07/2020 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (07/07/2020)
legislature
Feb 26, 2020
Introduced
02/26/2020 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Camille Vella-Wilkinson
DDemocratic
P
Doc Corvese
DDemocratic
P
MA
Michael A. Morin
DDemocratic
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