Elections
Summary
Elections; Revising requirements for the uniform statewide voter registration application and the acceptance of such applications; deleting an exemption from public records requirements for information related to a voter registration applicant’s or voter’s prior felony conviction and his or her restoration of voting rights to conform to changes made by the act; deleting a provision that prohibits the use of an address appearing on identification presented by an elector at the polls as a basis to confirm an elector’s legal residence; increasing the no-solicitation zone surrounding the entrance of a polling place or an early voting site wherein certain activities are prohibited; requiring the Division of Elections to periodically adjust campaign contribution limits for inflation, etc.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Last action Apr 30, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeff Brandes
RRepublican
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