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
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Jul 2020
Senate Passage
Jul 2020
House Passage
Jul 2020
Signed into Law
Jul 2020
Introduced Feb 25, 2020
Signed Jul 22, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jul 16, 2020
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 55
Jul 16, 2020
D
Democratic49
91% Yea
R
Republican6
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 22, 2020
Signed into law
07/22/2020 Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
07/16/2020 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jul 16, 2020
Legislature · Passed
07/16/2020 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
Jul 16, 2020
Legislature · Passed
07/16/2020 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Jul 9, 2020
Legislature · Passed
07/09/2020 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 25, 2020
Introduced
02/25/2020 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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