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BILL · 1997–98 SESSION · LATEST VERSION EHB 1508

HB 1508: Absentee ballots

Maintaining a list of absentee ballots.

Summary

  • The requirements for county auditors to keep and maintain records of absentee ballot requests are clarified to require a list of ongoing absentee voters, as well as a list of absentee ballot requests for each election or primary. The record of requests for individual absentee ballots must be available the next business day after their receipt.

From the Senate Bill Report (HB 1508), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 1997
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed HouseJan 26, 1998
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Wensman (R-41)
Introduced
January 29, 1997 in the House
Last action
March 12, 1998
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Wensman (R-41)

8 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Dave Schmidt R-44Mike Cooper D-21Frank Chopp D-43Mark Doumit D-19John Blalock D-33Mary Lou Dickerson D-36Brian Thomas R-5Bill Thompson R-44

Votes

House · Final Passage

January 26, 1998
Version voted on: EHB 1508
95 Yea 2 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat39101
Republican56100
How each member voted

Yea (95)

Nay (2)

Excused (1)

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History

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HB 1508 in other sessions

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