Legislation

Title: Election Law - Voting Systems - Accessibility for Voters With Disabilities
Sponsored by: Senators Lam, Carter, Feldman, Jennings, King, Lee, Rosapepe, and Young
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring each voter to use a ballot marking device that is accessible to voters with disabilities to vote at early voting centers and election day polling places to ensure that access is provided to voters with disabilities in accordance with a certain provision of law; applying the Act to all elections beginning with the statewide primary election held under a certain provision of law in 2022; etc.

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Original:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Cross-filed with: HB1314

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0363 Session: 2019 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

Bill imposes a local government mandate which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/03/2020 Legislative Date 2/03/2020 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/05/2020 Legislative Date 2/05/2020 Action Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Voting Systems - Accessibility for Voters With Disabilities Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	2/03/2020	2/03/2020	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	2/05/2020	2/05/2020	Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Election Law - Voting Systems - Accessibility for Voters With Disabilities

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