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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 1070

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Relating to: establishing a plan to register qualified electors who are detained in jail and to allow the electors to vote while detained.

Elections — Ballots Elections — Registration House of correction Jail Municipality — Officers Municipality — Planning Sheriff

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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 requires that the sheriff of each county in this state establish a plan

to allow qualified voters who are detained in jail or a county house of correction to

register to vote and to vote at an election by absentee ballot. The bill requires the

sheriff to establish the plan with assistance from the municipal clerk of the

municipality where the jail or house of correction is located.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Baldeh (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , Cabrera (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Drake (D) , Emerson (D) , Goyke (D) , Hebl (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D)

6 cosponsors

Agard (D) , Andraca (D) , Carpenter (D) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Roys (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Emerson, Moore Omokunde, Baldeh, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Drake, Goyke, Hebl, Shelton, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators L. Taylor, Roys, Agard, Carpenter and Johnson

  2. Feb 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  3. Mar 2, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Andraca added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1