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AR HB2068
Bill
Status
Failed
5/17/2013
Primary Sponsor
Andrea Lea
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AI Summary
- Requires first-time voters who register by mail to include a copy of current valid photo identification, utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document showing name and address with their absentee ballot
- Allows first-time mail-registered voters to submit documentation from a long-term care or residential care facility administrator instead of photo identification
- Exempts first-time mail-registered voters from identification requirements if they provided identification at the time of registration or submitted their driver's license number or last four digits of social security number that matches existing state identification records
- Permits voters who do not meet identification requirements to cast absentee ballots by mail, which shall be counted as provisional ballots
- Requires county clerks to deliver absentee ballots received by mail on election day before polls close to election officials designated to canvass and count them
Legislative Description
To Prevent Election Misconduct; And To Clarify The Procedures For Absentee Voting.
Last Action
Sine Die adjournment
5/17/2013
Committee Referrals
State Agencies & Governmental Affairs3/25/2013
State Agencies and Governmental Affairs3/11/2013
Full Bill Text
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