Legislation

Title: Election Administration – Absentee Ballot Canvass and Moratorium on Use of Wireless Network
Sponsored by: Delegates Mosby and Cain
Status: In the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Altering the time that a local board of elections may begin opening absentee ballot envelopes to canvass the absentee ballots cast in an election to before 9 a.m. on the Friday following election day instead of prior to 8 a.m. on the Wednesday following election day; and prohibiting the use of a wireless wide area network to transmit data from certain electronic poll books to the State Board of Elections or the local boards of elections during an election that is held before January 1, 2021.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

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Details

Emergency Bill

Cross-filed with: SB0362

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): Upon Enactment

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/27/2020 Legislative Date 1/27/2020 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law – Absentee Ballots – Timing of Canvass Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2020 Legislative Date 1/28/2020 Action Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/28/2020 Legislative Date 2/28/2020 Action Favorable Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/28/2020 Legislative Date 2/28/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2020 Legislative Date 3/03/2020 Action Motion Special Order until 3/4 (Delegate Mosby) Adopted Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2020 Legislative Date 3/04/2020 Action Motion Reconsider Second Reading (Delegate Mosby) Adopted Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2020 Legislative Date 3/04/2020 Action Floor Amendment {223526/1 (Delegate Mosby) Adopted Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2020 Legislative Date 3/04/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Election Administration – Absentee Ballot Canvass and Moratorium on Use of Wireless Network Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2020 Legislative Date 3/05/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (135-0) Proceedings 42AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/09/2020 Legislative Date 3/04/2020 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/18/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {834535/1 Adopted Proceedings 53AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 53AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 53CClick to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/27/2020	1/27/2020	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Election Law – Absentee Ballots – Timing of Canvass
House	1/28/2020	1/28/2020	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/28/2020	2/28/2020	Favorable Report by Ways and Means
House	2/28/2020	2/28/2020	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	38 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/03/2020	3/03/2020	Motion Special Order until 3/4 (Delegate Mosby) Adopted	40 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/04/2020	3/04/2020	Motion Reconsider Second Reading (Delegate Mosby) Adopted	41 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/04/2020	3/04/2020	Floor Amendment {223526/1 (Delegate Mosby) Adopted	41 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/04/2020	3/04/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	41 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Election Administration – Absentee Ballot Canvass and Moratorium on Use of Wireless Network
House	3/06/2020	3/05/2020	Third Reading Passed (135-0)	42AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/09/2020	3/04/2020	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	43 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2020	3/18/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	3/18/2020	3/14/2020	Favorable with Amendments {834535/1 Adopted	53AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2020	3/14/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	53AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	53CClick to view Recorded Media

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