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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 922

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Relating to: extending the deadline for applying for an absentee ballot in-person.

Elections — Ballots Governor

  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

Current law provides that a municipality may allow voters to make an

in-person application for an absentee ballot no later than the Sunday preceding the

election. Under the bill, a municipality must allow in-person applications on the

Sunday preceding any election that is held no later than 90 days after the governor

declares a state of emergency.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Larson (D) , Smith (D)

3 cosponsors

Brostoff (D) , Hebl, Sinicki, Bowen, Crowley, Zamarripa, Cabrera, C. Taylor, Shankland and Vruwink , Neubauer (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 26, 2020 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Larson, Smith and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representative Brostoff

  2. Mar 26, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues

  3. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  4. Apr 2, 2020 · Senate

    Representatives Hebl, Sinicki, Bowen, Crowley, Zamarripa, Cabrera, C. Taylor, Shankland and Vruwink added as cosponsors

  5. Apr 21, 2020 · Senate

    Representative Neubauer added as a cosponsor