Summary as introduced: Elections; absentee voting. Provides that qualified voters may vote absentee in person without providing an excuse or reason for not being able to vote in person on election day. The bill retains the present statutory list of specific reasons entitling a voter to cast an absentee ballot for those persons who vote absentee by mail. Full text: 01/08/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078234744 pdf Status: 01/08/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078234744 01/08/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections 01/23/07 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 4-N) 01/25/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) 01/25/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) 01/26/07 Senate: Read second time and engrossed 01/29/07 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N) 01/29/07 Senate: VOTE: (25-Y 15-N) 01/29/07 Senate: Communicated to House 02/05/07 House: Placed on Calendar 02/05/07 House: Read first time 02/05/07 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections 02/08/07 House: Assigned P & E sub: #2 (Jones, S.C.) 02/20/07 House: Left in Privileges and Elections |