ELEC CD-DECEASED VOTERS
Summary
Amends the Election Code. Requires the State Board of Elections to create a form to be used by an election authority to remove a voter from its roll. Provides that the county clerk of the county where a decedent last resided shall (rather than may) issue certifications of death records from an electronic reporting system for death registrations as provided in the Vital Records Act and shall (rather than may) use that system to cancel the registration of any person who died during the preceding month.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2021
Last action Jan 10, 2023
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
0
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 27, 2021
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ryan Spain
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Ethics & Elections Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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