AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS (Repeal is to follow the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and to account for permitting voters to cast provisional ballots at the polling place.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2021
Last action May 7, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 28, 2021
How they voted
67–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 72
Apr 28, 2021
D
Democratic62
93% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
May 7, 2021
Committee
05/07/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
04/28/2021 House read and passed
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/26/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 15, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/15/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
02/25/2021 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Doc Corvese
DDemocratic
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