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IN SB0353
Bill
Status
1/8/2015
Primary Sponsor
Brent Steele
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AI Summary
SB 353 Summary
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Requires absentee ballot applicants (except absent uniformed services voters, overseas voters, and those voting in circuit court clerk offices or satellite offices) to provide proof of identification to a notary public and submit a copy with their application.
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Mandates the notary public certify that the proof of identification provided matches the individual completing the absentee ballot application.
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Repeals the existing provision exempting absentee voters from providing proof of identification.
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Effective July 1, 2015.
Legislative Description
Absentee voter proof of identification. Requires an individual submitting an absentee ballot application, except an individual voting in the office of the circuit court clerk or at a satellite office, an absent uniformed services voter, or an overseas voter, to provide proof of identification to a notary public and submit a copy of the proof of identification with the absentee ballot application. Requires the notary public to certify that the proof of identification provided to the notary public is proof of identification for the individual signing the absentee ballot application. Repeals a provision that exempts an absentee voter from providing
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Elections
1/8/2015