BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

SB 5443: Absentee ballots

Revising the requirements for absentee ballots.

Summary

The location of the signature line that election officials use to verify an absentee voter's qualifications is moved from its current location on the outer mailing envelope to the inner security envelope. The voter's signature is no longer visible to those handling the mail.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5443), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to absentee ballots;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5443 (2025–26) Fund-raising events · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5443 (2023–24) Lien priority/mortgages · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5443 (2021–22) Charter school time frame · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5443 (2019–20) Engineers and land surveyors · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5443 (2017–18) Fiscal notes · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5443 (2015–16) Provider comp. disclosure · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5443 (2013–14) County assessors offices · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5443 (2011–12) Patients w/ dev disabilities · Did not pass · died in committee