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. This bill is identical to HB 1894. Full text: 11/24/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 097823248 pdf | impact statement Status: 11/24/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 097823248 11/24/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections 01/20/09 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 4-N) 01/22/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) 01/23/09 Senate: Read second time and engrossed 01/26/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N) 02/05/09 House: Placed on Calendar 02/05/09 House: Read first time 02/05/09 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections 02/09/09 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections 02/17/09 House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely 02/28/09 House: Left in Privileges and Elections |