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General Assembly Substitute House Joint
Resolution No. 58
January Session, 2021
RESOLUTION PROPOSING A STATE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO ALLOW N O-EXCUSE ABSENTEE VO TING.
Resolved by this Assembly:
Section 1. That the following be proposed as an amendment to the 1
Constitution of the State, which, when approved and adopted in the 2
manner provided by the Constitution, shall, to all intents and purposes, 3
become a part thereof: 4
Section 7 of article sixth of the Constitution is amended to read as 5
follows: 6
Sec. 7. The general assembly may provide by law for voting in the 7
choice of any officer to be elected or upon any question to be voted on 8
at an election by qualified voters of the state who [are unable to] will not 9
appear at the polling place on the day of election. [because of absence 10
from the city or town of which they are inhabitants or because of 11
sickness or physical disability or because the tenets of their religion 12
forbid secular activity.] 13
RESOLVED: That the foregoing proposed amendment to the 14
Constitution be continued to the next session of the General Assembly 15
elected at the general election to be held on November 8, 2022, and 16
published with the laws passed at the present session, or be presented 17 Substitute House Joint Resolution No. 58
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to the electors at the general election to be held on November 8, 2022, 18
whichever the case may be, according to article sixth of the amendments 19
to the Constitution. The designation of said proposed amendment to be 20
used on the ballots at such election shall be "Shall the Constitution of the 21
State be amended to permit the General Assembly to allow each voter 22
to vote by absentee ballot?" 23
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
"November 3, 2022" was changed to "November 8, 2022" for accuracy.
GAE Joint Favorable Subst.