Why 4/5: It mandates a new electronic system for absentee ballot access for specific voter populations, impacting election administration and voter access.
The Department of Elections would be required to implement an online tool enabling voters with visual impairments, print disabilities, or covered voters to electronically receive, mark, and return their absentee ballots. This operational change would enhance accessibility for these specific voter groups by providing an internet-based option for absentee voting.
Filed
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Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Referred to committee
Assigned HPE sub: Election Administration
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House subcommittee offered
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Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB493)
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Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
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Continued to next session in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)
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Summarized from the official bill text (“Absentee voting; ballots received, marked, and cast electronically through the Internet.”) · Read the actual bill →