Senate, No. 9
Petition filed at the request of Ross J. Rajotte for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to allow absentee voting.
01/26/05 S Referred to the committee on Election Laws
01/26/05 S House concurred
05/02/05 S Proposal reported adversely by committee and placed on file -SJ 169
05/02/05 H Proposal reported adversely by committee and placed on file -HJ 276
05/11/05 S Called for consideration in the joint session -SJ 187
05/11/05 J Joint session held and recessed until August 24, 2005 -SJ 191
08/24/05 J Joint session held and recessed until September 14, 2005 -SJ 773
09/14/05 J Joint session held and recessed until May 10, 2006 -SJ 802
05/10/06 J Joint session held and recessed until July 12, 2006 -SJ 1718
07/12/06 J Read twice
07/12/06 J Amended by inserting a new text (Augustas) adopted - 189 YEAS to 5 NAYS (see Senate Roll Call, No. 309) and (see House Roll Call, No. 489)
07/12/06 J Ordered to a third reading -SJs 2254-2256
11/09/06 J Read third
11/09/06 J Amendment agreed to - 191 YEAS to 3 NAYS (see Senate Roll Call, No. 672) and (see House Roll Call, No. 900) -SJs 3018-3021
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