Summary as introduced: Elections; absentee voting. Provides that qualified voters may vote absentee for any reason. The bill eliminates the present statutory list of specific reasons entitling a voter to cast an absentee ballot. Several special provisions concerning military and overseas absentee voters and disabled voters are consolidated in one new provision. This bill is identical to HB 3001. Full text: 01/10/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078653502 pdf Status: 01/10/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078653502 01/10/07 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections 01/18/07 House: Assigned P & E sub: #2 (Jones, S.C.) 01/19/07 House: Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections by voice vote |