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SB 1968: Elections

GENERAL BILL by Sachs

Elections; Provides circumstances under which a voting system audit is not required to be conducted. Deletes certain required justifications for a supervisor to send an absentee ballot to an alternative address. Increases the number of days before an election that a county canvassing board may begin canvassing absentee ballots and processing absentee ballots when electronic tabulating equipment is used.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
 Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1355 (Ch. 2011-40)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Rules (RC)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/7/2011 Senate • Filed
    3/16/2011 Senate • Referred to Rules; Budget -SJ 250
    3/17/2011 Senate • Subreferred to Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections -SJ 253
    • Now in Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections
    3/22/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 250
    5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1355 (Ch. 2011-40)

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  • SB 1968, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/7/2011 at 11:54 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 813 Elections Perman Identical Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Government Operations Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1355 (Ch. 2011-40)
    Location: In committee/council (GVOPS)     		Track This Bill
    H 1355 (er) Elections Baxley Compare Last Action: 5/19/2011 Chapter No. 2011-40
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    S 2086 (c2) Elections Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections Compare Last Action: 5/4/2011 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1355 (Ch. 2011-40) -SJ 794
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    101.591 Voting system audit. Page 1 (pdf)
    101.62 Request for absentee ballots. Page 1 (pdf)
    101.68 Canvassing of absentee ballot. Page 3 (pdf)

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