Legislation

Title: Election Law - Voting Systems - Accessibility for Voters With Disabilities
Sponsored by: Senators Lam, Eckardt, Elfreth, Ferguson, Guzzone, Lee, Nathan-Pulliam, Peters, Smith, Waldstreicher, and Washington
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 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.

Committees

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

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0565

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2019

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 1/31/2019 Legislative Date 1/31/2019 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Voting Systems - Accessibility for Voters With Disabilities Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/05/2019 Legislative Date 2/05/2019 Action Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	1/31/2019	1/31/2019	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
			Text - First - Election Law - Voting Systems - Accessibility for Voters With Disabilities
Senate	2/05/2019	2/05/2019	Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.

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