ELECTION CD-VOTE BY MAIL
Summary
Amends the Election Code. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall provide a certified remote accessible vote by mail system through which a vote by mail ballot can be transmitted to voters with disabilities and through which voters with disabilities shall be able to mark a ballot using assistive technology. Provides for other accommodations for voters with a disability and requirements for ballots cast based upon those accommodations. Makes changes relating to damaged, defective, or unreadable ballots.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2022
Last action Jan 10, 2023
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Feb 10, 2022
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Julie Morrison
DDemocratic
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