HB493
Absentee voting; ballots received, marked, and cast electronically through the internet.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 9, 2026
House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
Chief Patron:
Patrick Hope (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Elections; absentee voting; accessibility; ballots received, marked, and cast electronically through the internet.
Requires the Department of Elections to make available to all localities a tool to allow a voter with a visual impairment or print disability or a covered voter to receive, mark, and return his absentee ballot electronically through the internet. The bill makes the tool available through the internet in ... (More) lieu of other currently available assistive technologies. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/12/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104715D
- 01/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/27/2026 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 01/27/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/27/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/31/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/31/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/02/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB493)
- 02/06/2026 - House: Assigned HPE sub: Election Administration
- 02/06/2026 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 02/09/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
