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IN HB1281
Bill
Status
1/11/2012
Primary Sponsor
Kathy Richardson
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AI Summary
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Restricts assistance with absentee ballot applications by prohibiting anyone from helping a voter complete the section stating why they qualify to vote absentee, unless the voter has disabilities
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Requires any person submitting an absentee ballot application on behalf of another individual to include a signed affidavit and a copy of their own proof of identification with each application filed
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Extends identification and affidavit requirements to fax-transmitted absentee ballot applications filed on behalf of others, requiring the same documentation as hand-delivered applications
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Moves the deadline for filing absentee ballot applications by hand delivery (except for confined voters) from the existing deadline to 11:59 p.m. on the eighth day before election day
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Effective date of July 1, 2012
Legislative Description
Absentee voting.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
1/11/2012