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Senate Bill 361 |
Senate Author: Janek |
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Effective: 9-1-07 |
House Sponsor: Davis, John |
Senate Bill 361 amends the Election Code to extend the deadline for an active member of the armed forces or merchant marine of the United States, the spouse or dependent of such a member, or a state resident temporarily living outside the United States to submit a federal postcard application to vote by mail from the 30th day to the 20th day before election day. The bill provides that an application mailed from an Army/Air Force Post Office or Fleet Post Office is considered placed in the United States mail and that the date indicated by the post office cancellation mark, including a United States military post office cancellation mark, is considered to be the date the application was placed in the mail unless proven otherwise. The bill also provides that an application that does not contain a cancellation mark to indicate a submission date is considered to be timely if it is received by the early voting clerk on or before the 15th, rather than the 22nd, day before the election day. The provisions in the bill apply to an election held on or after January 1, 2008.