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Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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4/07 | S 1110 | Increases the Counties Needed to Reach 6 Percent of Signatures for an Initiative | Bill Passed - House (51 - 18) |
5/05 | S 1064 | Specifies Voters Must be Issued a New Ballot of the Same Type they Originally Requested | Bill Passed - House (48 - 11) |
3/02 | S 1064 | Specifies Voters Must be Issued a New Ballot of the Same Type they Originally Requested | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6) |
3/10 | H 299 | Prohibits Colleges and Universities from Providing Extra Credit for Voting | Bill Passed - House (63 - 6) |
2/25 | H 223 | Prohibits Certain Ballot Collection Practices | Bill Passed - House (56 - 12) |
4/16 | H 350 | Requires Elections to Replace Trustees who are Recalled | Bill Passed - House (55 - 14) |
3/18 | S 1168 | Requires that Elections Must be Funded by Federal, State, or Local Government Entities | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7) |
3/01 | S 1110 | Increases the Counties Needed to Reach 6 Percent of Signatures for an Initiative | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |