SB 681 - This act modifies provisions relating to voting in elections. EARLY VOTING (SECTION 115.274)
This act authorizes a person to vote early, for any reason, from the sixth Tuesday before the election until 7:00PM on the Monday immediately before the election with hours for voting as provided in the act. The local election authority shall establish early voting locations as provided in the act.
This provision is similar to HB 994 (2019).
ABSENTEE VOTING (SECTIONS 115.277, 115.279, and 115.283)
Under current law, a person may vote absentee for candidates and ballot issues in any election in which he or she is eligible to vote if such voter expects to be prevented from going to the polls for specified reasons. This act permits a person to vote absentee for any reason or no reason at all.
This provision is identical to SB 657 (2020), HB 1393 (2020), HB 1530 (2020), HB 1665 (2020), SB 59 (2019), SB 171 (2019), HB 209 (2019), HB 527 (2019), and HB 992 (2019) and substantially similar to HB 1283 (2018), a provision in HB 1550 (2018), HB 1814 (2018), HB 173 (2017), a provision in HB 501 (2017), HB 644 (2017), HB 1764 (2016), HB 1767 (2016), HB 2451 (2016), HB 287 (2015), a provision in HB 1449 (2014), HB 1604 (2014), HB 188 (2013), a provision in HB 848 (2013), HB 375 (2011), HB 382 (2011), HB 1836 (2010), HB 1839 (2010), and HB 2195 (2010). The act is similar in concept to HB 368 (2019) and HCS/HB 731 (2019).
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