SB 486 (2014) -  Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot

General Bill by Evers
Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot: Authorizing absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to use the federal write-in absentee ballot in any state or local election; providing that an eligible elector may vote on any ballot measure in an election using the federal write-in absentee ballot; clarifying that a vote cast in a judicial merit retention election be treated in the same manner as a vote on certain ballot measures, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2014
Last Event: Died in Messages on Friday, May 2, 2014 10:39 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Ethics and Elections
    • On agenda for: 01/13/14 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
    • On agenda for: 02/04/14 2:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 215 Subject: Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security 2/24/2014 10:34:38 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security 2/3/2014 1:35:07 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Ethics and Elections 1/13/2014 5:34:19 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Ethics and Elections 1/10/2014 4:05:33 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/18/2014 11:12 AM   Yeas: 40 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 5] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 05/02/2014 - 10:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/20/2014 - 4:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 258 Time: 03/18/2014 - 11:12 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 258 Time: 03/18/2014 - 11:12 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/11/2014 - 10:42 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 235 Time: 03/11/2014 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/11/14 Time: 03/06/2014 - 2:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 42 Time: 03/04/2014 - 8:13 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 137 Time: 02/05/2014 - 11:42 AM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 137 Time: 02/04/2014 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 02/04/14, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 01/27/2014 - 11:01 AM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Version: __
Event: S Now in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security -SJ 137 Time: 01/14/2014 - 11:15 AM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 137 Time: 01/13/2014 - 5:32 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/13/14, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/06/2014 - 11:31 AM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S Referred to Ethics and Elections; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security -SJ 42 Time: 12/18/2013 - 2:41 PM Member: Committee: Ethics and Elections Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/09/2013 - 9:18 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
101.6952 CS/HB 215
102.166 CS/HB 215