ELECTIONS-VOTE BY MAIL BALLOTS
Summary
Amends the Election Code. Provides that any campaign, party, or other organization or individual that engages in a vote by mail operation in which voters are sent applications for vote by mail ballots shall also provide the voter with a postage-paid return envelope addressed only to the appropriate local election authority for that registered voter. Provides that removing, tampering with, or otherwise knowingly making the postmark on the application unreadable by the election authority shall establish a rebuttable presumption of a violation.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 12, 2018
Last action Jan 8, 2019
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Apr 13, 2018
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2018
Lower · Passed
Motion Filed to Discharge Committee Elections & Campaign Finance Committee; Rep. Tim Butler
lower
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Elections & Campaign Finance Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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