S2566 GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Ethics and Elections; Dockery (Similar H 1591, Compare 2ND ENG/H 1793, 1ST ENG/H 1971, CS/CS/S 0618, CS/1ST ENG/S 2346) Absentee Ballots; removes requirement that voter's signature on absentee ballot must be witnessed; revises Voter's Certificate & instructions to absent electors to remove requirement of attesting witness; requires that supervisor of elections compare elector's signature to verify registration; amends provision re absentee ballots received from overseas voters, to conform, etc. Amends 101.64,.65,.68,.6921,.6923,.6952,.657. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004. 03/02/04 SENATE Filed 03/16/04 SENATE Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary -SJ 00302 03/26/04 SENATE On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/31/04, 4:15 pm, 412-K -SJ 00437 03/31/04 SENATE CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00550; CS read first time on 04/02/04 -SJ 00556 04/02/04 SENATE Now in Judiciary -SJ 00550 04/07/04 SENATE On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/12/04, 2:45 pm, 110-S 04/12/04 SENATE Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by- Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00582 04/13/04 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00582 04/22/04 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00748; Read second time -SJ 00745; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00745; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00746 04/23/04 SENATE Read third time -SJ 00763; CS passed as amended; YEAS 30 NAYS 8 -SJ 00763 04/24/04 HOUSE In Messages 04/25/04 HOUSE Received, placed on Calendar -HJ 00769 04/27/04 HOUSE Substituted for HB 1591 -HJ 00836; Read second time -HJ 00836 04/30/04 HOUSE Read third time -HJ 01224; CS passed; YEAS 100 NAYS 12 -HJ 01225 04/30/04 SENATE Ordered enrolled -SJ 01740 05/13/04 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 05/25/04 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-232; See also CS/SB 2346 (Ch. 2004-252)
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