AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS
Summary
Requires the board of elections to establish a secure area for the public observation of mail ballot processing and require the mail ballot voter’s signature be compared to the signature on file within the state central voter registration system.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 4, 2026
Signed Jun 23, 2026
Floor votes · House Jun 3, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 23, 2026
Signed into law
06/23/2026 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
06/09/2026 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Jun 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
06/03/2026 House read and passed
lower
May 28, 2026
Legislature · Passed
05/28/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
03/10/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
02/04/2026 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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