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IN SB0144
Bill
AI Summary
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Any voter qualified to vote in person would be entitled to vote by absentee ballot by mail, before an absentee voter board, at the circuit court clerk's office, or at a satellite office
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Eliminates the 13 existing qualifying reasons for absentee voting, including expected absence from county, illness/injury confinement, disability, elderly status, work schedule conflicts, religious observance, and lack of transportation
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Retains requirement that voters with disabilities who cannot mark the ballot or sign the secrecy envelope must vote before an absentee voter board
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County election boards may still authorize absentee voting by unanimous vote for persons hospitalized or injured after the application deadline
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Effective date: January 1, 2019
Legislative Description
Absentee voting. Permits a voter who is qualified to vote in person to vote by absentee ballot. Removes all other qualifications for a voter to vote by absentee ballot except for a voter with disabilities who is unable to make a voting mark on the ballot or sign the absentee ballot secrecy envelope. (Such a disabled voter is currently required to vote before an absentee voter board.)
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
1/3/2018