AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS
Summary
Allows the board of elections to tabulate mail ballots in local special elections in the same manner as in tabulate mail ballots in statewide elections.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 14, 2025
Signed Jun 17, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2025
How they voted
32–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 36
May 29, 2025
D
Democratic32
90% Yea
R
Republican4
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 17, 2025
Signed into law
06/17/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/12/2025 House passed in concurrence
lower
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
05/29/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
May 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/27/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
03/20/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
03/14/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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