This amendment clarifies a qualified, unaffiliated voter who intends to vote in a political party's primary election may also request an absentee ballot to vote in a primary election, and adds an effective date of January 1, 2028.

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is explicitly stated in the bill text and synopsis.

Amendment on Absentee Ballots for Unaffiliated Voters

This amendment clarifies that qualified unaffiliated voters who intend to vote in a primary election may request an absentee ballot and sets the rule's start date.

What This Bill Does

• Clarifies that qualified, unaffiliated voters intending to vote in a political party's primary election may also request an absentee ballot for that election.
• Sets the effective date of this change to January 1, 2028.

Who It Names or Affects

• Qualified unaffiliated voters who intend to vote in a political party's primary election

Limits and Unknowns

• The rule does not take effect until January 1, 2028.

Official Summary Text

This amendment clarifies a qualified, unaffiliated voter who intends to vote in a political party's primary election may also request an absentee ballot to vote in a primary election, and adds an effective date of January 1, 2028.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Michael Smith

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 188

AMEND House Bill No. 188 on line 19 by inserting between the word “

election

” and the word “

and

” the phrase “

, or requests an absentee ballot to vote in a primary election,

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 188 by inserting after line 21 the following:

Section 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2028.

SYNOPSIS

This amendment clarifies a qualified, unaffiliated voter who intends to vote in a political party's primary election may also request an absentee ballot to vote in a primary election, and adds an effective date of January 1, 2028.