SPONSOR: Shull (16)
COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "Do Pass" by the Standing Committee on Elections and Elected Officials by a vote of 5 to 2.
This bill allows a person 60 years of age or older to vote by absentee ballot without giving a reason.
PROPONENTS: Supporters say that the bill will help elderly and disabled persons vote more effectively. It is a modest change in the current absentee ballot law that will benefit senior citizens.
Testifying for the bill were Representative Shull; and the American Association of Retired Persons.
OPPONENTS: There was no opposition voiced to the committee.
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