Bills › 90th General Assembly
Relating to the casting and canvassing of absentee ballots
Topics:Elections & voting
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 1, 2023
- 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 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, 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 Under this new rule, most absentee ballots must reach the county election office by the end of the business day before an election. Currently, these ballots can be turned in as late as the time polls close on election day. This change does not affect the deadlines for people who are confined or for certain voters living overseas.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the casting and canvassing of absentee ballots. The bill requires absentee ballots to be received in the office of the county commissioner of elections before the close of business on the day before the election. Under current law, absentee ballots must be received in the office of the county commissioner of elections by the time the polls close on election day. The bill does not amend the deadline under current law for the receipt of absentee ballots from confined persons. The bill prohibits the special precinct election board from tabulating absentee ballots in excess of the number reported received by the commissioner as of the close of business on the day before the election, except for ballots cast by participants in the address confidentiality program or uniformed and overseas citizens.