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IN SB0250
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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Removes existing qualification requirements for absentee voting, such as expected absence from the county, illness, disability, elderly status, work schedule conflicts, or religious observance
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Voters with disabilities who cannot make a voting mark or sign the secrecy envelope must still vote before an absentee voter board
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Effective date: July 1, 2018
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Senate Committee on Elections reported favorably with unanimous 6-0 vote on January 8, 2018
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 and Apportionment
2/6/2018