Bills › 89th General Assembly
Prohibiting certain persons from assisting voters in casting ballots
Topics:Elections & voting
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2021
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who help voters cast their ballots cannot be candidates running in that same election. These helpers are also not allowed to tell voters how they should vote while they are in the voting booth.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to persons selected to assist certain voters in casting a ballot. Current law permits voters to request assistance in casting votes at the polling place if such voters are unable to cast their votes without assistance. Persons assisting such voters are either selected by the election board of each precinct or by the voter. The bill prohibits an election board or voter from selecting a person to assist the voter in casting a ballot who is a candidate on the ballot in that election. The bill also prohibits such persons from providing instructions concerning the manner of voting to voters requesting such assistance in a voting booth.