CS/CS/SB 1732 (2003) -  Early Voting

General Bill by Governmental Oversight and Productivity and Ethics and Elections and Cowin (CO-SPONSORS) Margolis
Early Voting : requires supervisors of elections to allow electors to vote early; provides requirements for location & number of early voting facilities; specifies period & hours of operation; requires supervisors of elections to provide notice of early voting; modifies timeframe for testing voting equipment; provides for periodic examination of equipment during early voting, etc. Amends 101.5612,.5613,.657,.62; creates 101.659.
Effective Date: Not Specified
Last Event: Died in Messages on Friday, May 2, 2003 6:15 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Ethics and Elections
    • On agenda for: 03/20/03 3:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Governmental Oversight and Productivity
    • On agenda for: 04/01/03 3:15 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1355 Subject: Early Voting Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 227 Subject: Elections Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 1697 Subject: Elections Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 1859 Subject: Elections Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 94 Subject: Elections/Early Voting Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 2262 Subject: Elections Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Productivity 4/3/2003 9:20:05 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Ethics and Elections 3/21/2003 2:15:14 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/25/2003 11:18 AM   Yeas: 38 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 10] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 05/02/2003 - 6:15 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/28/2003 - 8:01 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00591 Time: 04/25/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Read third time -SJ 00591 Time: 04/25/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 00570 Time: 04/24/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00570 Time: 04/24/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Read second time -SJ 00570 Time: 04/24/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00575 Time: 04/24/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00342 Time: 04/03/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S CS read first time on 04/03/03 -SJ 00345 Time: 04/01/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S CS/CS by- Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00342 Time: 04/01/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 04/01/03, 3:15 pm, 110-S Time: 03/27/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00245 Time: 03/21/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S CS read first time on 03/24/03 -SJ 00253 Time: 03/20/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00245 Time: 03/20/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/20/03, 3:30 pm, 412-K Time: 03/17/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00167 Time: 03/11/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Prefiled Time: 02/28/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: