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General Assembly Proposed House Joint
Resolution No. 48
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2748
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd Dist.
RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE STATE
CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW NO -EXCUSE ABSENTEE VOTING.
Resolved by this Assembly:
That the Constitution of the state be amended to permit any 1
qualified elector to cast an absentee ballot without needing to satisfy a 2
specific reason enumerated by law, rather than be required to appear 3
at a polling place on the day of an election. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To eliminate the requirement that an elector satisfy a particular reason
specified by law in order to cast an absentee ballot.