AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS
SB 953 exempts emergency mail ballots from needing the specific "Mail voters" wording on the ballot. This change applies directly to voters who cast ballots by mail during declared emergencies under §17-20-2.2(g). The bill removes a requirement for the secretary of state to print this phrase on emergency mail ballots, streamlining the ballot process for those situations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 4, 2025
Signed Jun 10, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 8, 2025
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 36
May 8, 2025
D
Democratic32
90% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jun 10, 2025
Signed into law
06/10/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/03/2025 House passed in concurrence
lower
May 29, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/29/2025 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 9, 2025
Committee
05/09/2025 Referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
05/08/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
May 1, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/01/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 4, 2025
Introduced
04/04/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Dimitri
DDemocratic
P
Brian Thompson
DDemocratic
P
Pete Appollonio
DDemocratic
P
Todd Patalano
DDemocratic
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