Relating to the counting of absentee ballots and including applicability provisions

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2019
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 22, 2019
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committee
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to the counting of absentee ballots. The bill requires county commissioners of elections to count all mailed absentee ballots received by noon on the Monday following election day that include a barcode or other means of tracking that confirms that the ballot was mailed by the day before election day. The bill applies to all elections taking place on or after July 1, 2019.

Full bill text¹

Senate subcommittee

Named March 25, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. R. Smith
• Sen. Jake Chapman R
• Sen. Giddens

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