ELECTIONS/POLLING PLACES: Provides relative to notice of the reason for changes to polling places (EN +$32,000 GF EX See Note)
This bill modifies the requirements for notifying voters about changes to polling places by adding a specific condition to the existing law. It mandates that officials must explain the reason for any polling place relocation on their website only if the governing authority has provided the necessary details. The change ensures that public notices include context from the relevant authority before being published online. This adjustment applies to election officials responsible for managing polling locations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Feb 28, 2024
Signed Jun 3, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2024 · House Apr 4, 2024
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
May 13, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 6, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (13-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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