2026 Regular Session
HB830
Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Signature Requirements and Verification
Prohibiting a local board of elections from removing an absentee ballot from a return envelope or ballot/return envelope or counting the ballot unless the return envelope or ballot/return envelope is signed by the voter and a witness and the local board verify the voter's signature; and providing that the witness signature requirement does not apply to active duty uniformed services members serving overseas or their spouses or dependents who live overseas.
Legislative progress
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Committee referrals
February 4, 2026 · House
Government, Labor, and Elections
Instrument history
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House Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections