BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1751: Absentee & mail ballots

Requiring absentee ballots to reach the auditor by election day.

Summary

Allows absentee ballot counting to begin no earlier than 8:00 a.m. on the Monday before the day of the primary or election.
Requires voted absentee ballots to be received on or before the close of polls on the day of the primary or election in order to be counted.
Requires the county auditor, within 20 days before the next primary or election, to notify any voter whose absentee ballot was not counted because the ballot was not returned within the time requirements.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1751), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to the time for signing and receipt of absentee and mail ballots;

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

Jan 9, 2006By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Feb 3, 2005First reading, referred to State Government Operations & Accountability.

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

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