An Act relative to voting options in response to COVID-19
Bill Information
Bill Information
- Sponsor:
- House Committee on Ways and Means
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to forthwith provide for increased voting options in response to COVID-19, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health and convenience.
| Clerk # | Sponsor | Title | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago, Jon | Technical Amendment | Withdrawn | |
| Peisch, Alice Hanlon | Early Voting for All Local Elections | Withdrawn | |
| Peisch, Alice Hanlon | In-Person Absentee Deadline | Withdrawn | |
| Robinson, Maria Duaime | Postmarked by election day | Laid aside | |
| Robinson, Maria Duaime | Postmarked by date for General Election | Withdrawn | |
| Peisch, Alice Hanlon | Early Central Processing | Withdrawn | |
| Decker, Marjorie C. | Ballot Postmark Deadline | Adopted | |
| Ultrino, Steven | Early Voting Cost Reimbursements | Withdrawn | |
| Hecht, Jonathan | Electronic signatures | Rejected | |
| Farley-Bouvier, Tricia | Expanded Time for Voter Registration |
Adopted Roll Call #180 |
|
| Farley-Bouvier, Tricia | Polling Place Location Change Notification Timeline | Withdrawn | |
| Gordon, Kenneth I. | Early and Absentee Ballot Counting | Withdrawn | |
| Sabadosa, Lindsay N. | EXPANDED AND ELECTION DAY VOTER REGISTRATION | Withdrawn | |
| Gouveia, Tami L. | Guaranteeing Safe, Accessible, and Fair Elections For All |
Rejected Roll Call #178 |
|
| Khan, Kay | Accessible Vote-by-Mail | Adopted | |
| Soter, Michael J. | Ballot Scanning | Withdrawn | |
| Soter, Michael J. | Early Voting Ballot Counting | Withdrawn | |
| Moran, Michael J. | Poll Books | Adopted | |
| Moran, Michael J. | Depositing mail in ballots into tabulators in advance of election day | Adopted, as Changed | |
| Pignatelli, Smitty | Creating More Efficiency in Ballot Applications Sent | Withdrawn | |
| Moran, Michael J. | Streamlining mail in ballot application process | Withdrawn | |
| Pignatelli, Smitty | Applications to Mailing Addresses | Adopted | |
| González, Carlos | Safeguarding equity and access when making changes to polling places | Adopted, as Changed | |
| Soter, Michael J. | Primary Early Voting | Withdrawn | |
| Sabadosa, Lindsay N. | Expanded and Election Day Voter Registration | Rejected |
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