HB773
Elections; absentee voting, cure process.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Feb. 4, 2026
Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Chief Patron:
Virgil Gene Thornton, Sr (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Elections; absentee voting; cure process.
Removes the requirement that absentee ballots be received by the Friday immediately preceding the day of the election for the general registrar to implement the process of curing errors or failures in such absentee ballots. The bill also moves the deadline for curing errors or omissions in absentee ballot applications ... (More) from noon on the third day after the election to noon on the Monday after the election. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105063D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/25/2026 - House: Assigned HPE sub: Election Administration
- 01/25/2026 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 01/26/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB773)
- 01/26/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
- 01/29/2026 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 01/30/2026 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 7-N)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/02/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
