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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 5080: Ballot requirements

Requiring electors to mark ballot envelopes regarding United States' citizenship.

Summary

  • Requires that the provisional ballot envelope or return envelope shall have a place for the voter to mark that he or she is a citizen of the United States and the notation, "Check here if you are a citizen of the United States." Failure to place a mark indicating citizenship on the provisional ballot envelope does not affect the validity of the ballot.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2005
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Pam Roach (R-31)
Introduced
January 12, 2005 in the Senate
Last action
January 9, 2006

AN ACT Relating to election ballot requirements;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Pam Roach (R-31)

14 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 14 Republicans)

Joyce Mulliken R-13Dan Swecker R-20Mike Hewitt R-16Bob Oke R-26Linda Evans Parlette R-12Alex Deccio R-14Joseph Zarelli R-18Val Stevens R-39Bob McCaslin R-4Cheryl Pflug R-5Mike Carrell R-28Stephen Johnson R-47Senator R-15Don Benton R-17

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

SB 5080 in other sessions

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

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