CS/HB 227 (2011) -  Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot

General Bill by Government Operations Subcommittee and Brandes (CO-SPONSORS) Adkins; Ahern; Artiles; Baxley; Corcoran; Ford; Horner; Metz; Plakon; Renuart; Smith; Steube; Van Zant
Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot: Authorizes absent uniformed services voters & overseas voters to use federal write-in absentee ballot to vote in any federal & certain state or local elections, under certain circumstances; prescribes requirements for designating candidate choices; provides for disposition of valid votes involving joint candidacies; allows for abbreviations, misspellings, & other minor variations in name of office, candidate, or political party; authorizes submission of multiple ballots under certain circumstances; details circumstances under which votes in federal, state, & local races on federal write-in absentee ballot will be canvassed; establishes certain canvassing procedures for federal write-in absentee ballots; directs Department of State to adopt rules to determine what constitutes valid vote on federal write-in absentee ballot; provides restrictions; provides minimum requirements; conforms provisions to changes made by act.
Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Last Event: 06/17/11 Chapter No. 2011-162 on Friday, June 17, 2011 6:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 378 Subject: Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 6/29/2011 2:50:50 PM
Chamber: House Committee: State Affairs Committee 4/7/2011 5:20:40 PM
Chamber: House Committee: State Affairs Committee 4/6/2011 9:06:19 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee 3/25/2011 10:50:07 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee 3/21/2011 5:51:16 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/20/2011 07:59 PM   Yeas: 116 Nays: 0 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 253] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/29/2011 09:38 AM   Yeas: 38 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 5] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2011-162 Time: 06/17/2011 - 6:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/17/2011 - 3:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 06/09/2011 - 12:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Ordered enrolled Time: 05/02/2011 - 7:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H In Messages Time: 05/02/2011 - 7:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 585 Time: 04/29/2011 - 9:38 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 585 Time: 04/29/2011 - 9:38 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/29/2011 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 585 Time: 04/29/2011 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted for CS/SB 378 -SJ 585 Time: 04/29/2011 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Withdrawn from Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections; Rules; Budget -SJ 585 Time: 04/29/2011 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Received -SJ 572 Time: 04/29/2011 - 8:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Referred to Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections; Rules; Budget -SJ 572 Time: 04/27/2011 - 8:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/21/2011 - 6:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/21/2011 - 5:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 04/20/2011 - 7:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 Time: 04/20/2011 - 7:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/20/2011 - 7:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/20/2011 - 7:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2011) Time: 04/18/2011 - 3:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/07/2011 - 5:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/07/2011 - 5:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of State Affairs Committee Time: 04/07/2011 - 5:19 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by State Affairs Committee Time: 04/07/2011 - 11:00 AM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to State Affairs Committee agenda Time: 04/05/2011 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in State Affairs Committee Time: 03/28/2011 - 9:33 AM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to State Affairs Committee Time: 03/28/2011 - 9:33 AM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/25/2011 - 5:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 03/25/2011 - 10:57 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a) Time: 03/25/2011 - 10:57 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee Time: 03/25/2011 - 10:47 AM Member: Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee Time: 03/23/2011 - 10:42 AM Member: Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/21/2011 - 4:28 PM Member: Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/08/2011 - 10:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee Time: 02/01/2011 - 3:27 PM Member: Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Affairs Committee Time: 02/01/2011 - 3:27 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee Time: 02/01/2011 - 3:27 PM Member: Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/18/2011 - 8:00 AM Member: Brandes Committee: Version: __