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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 625

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Relating to: alternate sites for absentee voting in person.

Elections — Ballots Elections commission Government accountability board Municipality — Elections Voting

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill permits the governing body of a municipality to designate more than

one alternate site for absentee voting in person by electors of the municipality.

Currently, the governing body of a municipality may designate only a single

alternate site for absentee voting in person by electors of the municipality. If

designated, this site serves in lieu of the office of the municipal clerk or board of

election commissioners as the site where absentee voting is conducted for the election

at which the designation is made.

Under the bill, an alternate site may be used for absentee voting in addition to

or in lieu of use of the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners.

The bill directs a municipality that designates an alternate site for absentee

voting at an election to notify the Government Accountability Board in writing of its

designation. After June 30, 2016, the municipality must provide this notice to the

Elections Commission.

Sponsors

Introduced by: C. Larson (D) , Carpenter (D) , Harris Dodd (D) , Ringhand (D) , Vinehout (D)

22 cosponsors

Barnes (D) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Johnson (D) , Kahl (D) , Kessler (D) , Kolste (D) , Mason (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Riemer (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Zepnick (D)

Full history

  1. Jan 22, 2016 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Harris Dodd, Carpenter, C. Larson, Ringhand and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Barnes, Johnson, Berceau, Billings, Brostoff, C. Taylor, Considine, Genrich, Goyke, Kahl, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Subeck and Zepnick

  2. Jan 22, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and Local Government

  3. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1