HB16 - Municipal elections, require voters to register in same time frame as registering for county or state election, Sec. 11-46-38 am'd.Sponsor(s): Representative Jim Hill
Synopsis and Analysis: Under existing law, a board of registrars is prohibited from registering an individual as a qualified elector within 10 days of a municipal election. This bill would provide that an individual must register to vote for a municipal election within the same time frame as provided for county and state elections,14 days.
League Action and Justification: Oppose. Although the bill would make the voter registration period uniform for state, county and municipal elections, the bill results in reducing the potential time to register to vote allowed for a municipal election. The League opposes any undue restrictions on voter registration.
Bill Progress in Legislature
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| Calendar Date | Body | Amd/Sub | Matter | Committee | Nay | Yea | Abstain | Vote |
| 03/05/2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections | CC&E | | | | | |
03/20/2019 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | | | | | | |
04/02/2019 | H | Third Reading Carried Over | | | | | | |
04/02/2019 | H | Hill motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote | | | | | ||
04/03/2019 | H | Third Reading Passed | | | | | | |
04/03/2019 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 90 | | | | | Roll 90 | |
04/03/2019 | H | Grimsley intended to vote "Nay" | | | | | | |
04/04/2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs | GA | | | | | |
05/14/2019 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | | 0 | 10 | 0 | | |
05/28/2019 | S | Third Reading Passed | | | | | | |
05/28/2019 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1206 | | | | | Roll 1206 | |
05/28/2019 | H | Passed Second House | | | | | | |
05/28/2019 | H | Enrolled | | | | | | |
05/29/2019 | S | Signature Requested | | | | | | |
05/29/2019 | H | Clerk of the House Certification | | | | | | |
| H | Delivered to Governor at 1:33 p.m. on May 29, 2019. | | | | |
HB16 passed the Senate on 5/29/19 and was delivered to the Gov. for signature.
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