AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS (Allows the board of elections to begin the certification of mail ballots twenty (20) days prior to election day. It also establishes a new and more comprehensive mail ballot voter signature verification process.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
May 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Feb 9, 2022
Signed Jun 7, 2022
Floor votes · House May 17, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 7, 2022
Signed into law
06/07/2022 Signed by Governor
executive
May 31, 2022
Upper · Passed
05/31/2022 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
upper
May 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
05/17/2022 House passed Sub A
lower
May 10, 2022
Legislature · Passed
05/10/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 24, 2022
Committee
03/24/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 9, 2022
Introduced
02/09/2022 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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