BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 5668: Voting education in schools

Requiring high school education on the voting process.

Summary

  • Provides that any course in United States history or government used to fulfill high school graduation requirements must include information on voting in and the process of both the primary and general elections, the absentee and provisional ballot processes, and a discussion of the state voters' pamphlet.

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

AN ACT Relating to voting education in high schools;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Pam Roach (R-31)

3 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

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 Early Learning, K-12 & Higher Education.

SB 5668 in other sessions

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