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IN SB0366
Bill
Status
1/8/2013
Primary Sponsor
Randall Head
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AI Summary
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Removes the exemption that allowed voters residing in state-licensed care facilities to vote without providing proof of identification at their polling place
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Requires voters casting absentee ballots by mail to include a photocopy of their proof of identification in the mailing envelope (but not in the sealed ballot envelope)
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Exempts military voters, overseas voters, and address confidentiality program participants from the new absentee ballot photo ID requirement
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Directs county election boards to treat absentee ballots as provisional ballots if the voter's proof of identification is missing or does not qualify under state law
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Makes copies of voters' proofs of identification confidential and requires destruction after 22 months unless a court order mandates continued preservation
Legislative Description
Proof of identification for absentee voters.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
1/8/2013