Legislation - SB0224

Title: Election Law – Correctional Facilities – Voter Registration and Voting
Sponsored by: Senator West
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to provide each individual who is released from a correctional facility with a voter registration application and documentation informing the individual that the individual's voting rights have been restored; requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt certain regulations establishing a program to inform eligible voters incarcerated in correctional facilities of upcoming elections and how to exercise the right to vote; etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Judicial Proceedings

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0222

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0372 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 10/16/2020 Legislative Date 10/16/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law – Correctional Facilities – Voter Registration and Voting Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/19/2021 Legislative Date 1/19/2021 Action Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
Senate	10/16/2020	10/16/2020	Pre-filed
			Text - First - Election Law – Correctional Facilities – Voter Registration and Voting
Senate	1/19/2021	1/19/2021	Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)

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