Absentee voting; application form contents.
Summary
Absentee voting; application form contents.Removes the requirement that a person applying for an absentee ballotprovide supporting information regarding the reason he is eligiblefor an absentee ballot. The applicant will still be required to providethe reason he will be absent or unable vote at his polling placeon the day of the election.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 18, 2019
Last action Feb 21, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Elections
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 7-N)
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 2-N)
upper
Nov 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Nov 18, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100471D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lionell Spruill
DDemocratic
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