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ID H0139
Bill
Status
2/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Registered electors may vote absentee only if unable to appear at polling place due to: active military service, illness/disability/hospitalization, work or university attendance, religious mission out of county, occupying a second home outside home county, being 65+ years old, or living in a mail ballot precinct
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Government officials and other entities are prohibited from sending absentee ballot applications to electors unless the elector directly requests one; applications may not be prefilled with voter information
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Misrepresenting absentee ballot eligibility requirements to voters is prohibited, and electors are prohibited from misrepresenting their qualifying circumstances to election officials
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Absentee ballot applications must now include the specific circumstances from section 34-1001 that necessitate the use of an absentee ballot
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Declared an emergency measure, taking effect immediately upon passage and approval
Legislative Description
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the conditions under which a voter may cast an absentee ballot and how a voter may receive an absentee ballot application.
VOTING
Last Action
Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
2/5/2025