AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS--IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING (Ends the voting of mail ballots at local board of canvassers. It also authorizes in-person early voting effective July 1, 2018, with the actual procedures to be established by rules promulgated by the state board of elections.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2017
Last action Mar 21, 2017
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
03/21/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2017
Committee
03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Blazejewski
DDemocratic
P
Deborah Ruggiero
DDemocratic
P
Jean Philippe Barros
DDemocratic
P
Katie Kazarian
DDemocratic
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