Legislation

Title: Election Law - Eligible Detainees - Information on Voting Rights
Sponsored by: Senator Carter
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations establishing a program to inform certain eligible detainees in correctional facilities of upcoming elections and how the eligible detainees may exercise the right to vote; requiring that the regulations provide for the dissemination of certain information and applications and certain transmission of certain applications and ballots between correctional facilities and the local boards of elections; etc.

Committees

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

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0252

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2019

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/15/2019 Legislative Date 2/15/2019 Action First Reading Senate Rules Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Eligible Detainees - Information on Voting Rights Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/21/2019 Legislative Date 2/22/2019 Action Rereferred to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/28/2019 Legislative Date 2/28/2019 Action Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	2/15/2019	2/15/2019	First Reading Senate Rules
			Text - First - Election Law - Eligible Detainees - Information on Voting Rights
Senate	2/21/2019	2/22/2019	Rereferred to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
Senate	2/28/2019	2/28/2019	Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)

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