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
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2018
Last action Jan 9, 2019
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
0
Committee
5
Jan 9, 2019
Senate · Failed
Session Sine Die
Apr 27, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Apr 13, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 27, 2018
Feb 8, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
To Subcommittee on Election Law
Feb 7, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned to Executive
Jan 30, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Assignments
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Terry Link
DDemocratic
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