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SB 486: Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot

GENERAL BILL by Evers

Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot; Authorizing absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to use the federal write-in absentee ballot in any state or local election; providing that an eligible elector may vote on any ballot measure in an election using the federal write-in absentee ballot; clarifying that a vote cast in a judicial merit retention election be treated in the same manner as a vote on certain ballot measures, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/9/2013 Senate • Filed
    12/18/2013 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security -SJ 42
    1/6/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/13/14, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/13/2014 Senate • Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 137
    1/14/2014 Senate • Now in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security -SJ 137
    1/27/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 02/04/14, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    2/4/2014 Senate • Favorable by- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 137
    2/5/2014 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 137
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 42
    3/6/2014 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/11/14
    3/11/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 235
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/18/2014 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 258
    • Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 258
    3/20/2014 House • In Messages
    5/2/2014 House • Died in Messages

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  • SB 486, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/9/2013 at 9:18 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 1/10/2014 (pdf)
    Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2014 (pdf)
    Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (Pre-Meeting) 2/3/2014 (pdf)
    Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (Post-Meeting) 2/24/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 215 (c1) Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot Broxson Identical Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/13/2014 4:00 PM Ethics and Elections 10 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/4/2014 2:00 PM Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/18/2014 11:12 AM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    101.6952 Absentee ballots for absent uniformed services and overseas voters. Page 1 (pdf)
    102.166 Manual recounts of overvotes and undervotes. Page 3 (pdf)

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