SB 253 is sponsored by Atwater, Goss, Snow, Nesbitt, and Swindell.

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North Carolina 2009-2010 Session Status: Enacted

SB 253 — Absentee Voting Improvements.

Last action August 28, 2009 — Signed By Gov. 8/28/2009

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Passed House
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Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
5 sponsors

0 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

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Action History

August 28, 2009
Signed By Gov. 8/28/2009
August 28, 2009
Ch. SL 2009-537
August 06, 2009
Ratified
August 06, 2009
Pres. To Gov. 8/6/2009
August 05, 2009
Concurred In H/com Sub
August 04, 2009
Withdrawn From Cal
August 04, 2009
Placed On Cal For 8/5/2009
August 03, 2009
Placed On Cal For 8/4/2009
July 30, 2009
Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading
July 30, 2009
Rec To Concur H Com Sub
July 29, 2009
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
July 29, 2009
Serial referral to State Government/State Personnel is stricken.
July 29, 2009
Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
July 29, 2009
Placed On Cal For 7/30/2009
May 11, 2009
Passed 1st Reading
May 11, 2009
Ref to the Com on Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs, if favorable, State Government/State Personnel
May 06, 2009
Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading
May 05, 2009
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
May 05, 2009
Com Substitute Adopted
February 23, 2009
Ref To Com On State and Local Government
February 19, 2009
Filed

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (5)

Atwater
Goss
Snow
Nesbitt
Swindell

Not signed on (174)

174 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	44	0	0	2
Republican	2	0	0	1
Democratic	1	0	0	0
Total	47	0	0	3
% of votes cast	94%	0%	0%	6%

Member	Party	Vote
McKissick	—	Yea
Preston	—	Yea
Purcell	—	Yea
Rucho	—	Yea
Soles	—	Yea
Snow	—	Yea
Albertson	—	Yea
Allran	—	Yea
Apodaca	—	Yea
Clodfelter	—	Yea
Dorsett	—	Yea
East	—	Yea
Foriest	—	Yea
Forrester	—	Yea
Garrou	—	Yea
Jenkins	—	Yea
Basnight(Chair)	—	Yea
Davis	—	Yea
Graham	—	Yea
Jones	—	Yea
Queen	—	Yea
Boseman	—	Yea
Dannelly	—	Yea
Goss	—	Yea
Hoyle	—	Yea
Kinnaird	—	Yea
Nesbitt	—	Yea
Rand	—	Yea
Shaw	—	Yea
Stein	—	Yea
Swindell	—	Yea
Vaughan	—	Yea
Weinstein	—	Yea
Brown	—	Yea
Atwater	—	Not Voting
Bingham	—	Not Voting
Blake	—	Yea
Brock	—	Yea
Brunstetter	—	Yea
Clary	—	Yea
Goodall	—	Yea
Hartsell	—	Yea
Hunt	—	Yea
Jacumin	—	Yea
Rouzer	—	Yea
Tillman	—	Yea
Dan Blue	Democratic	Yea
Phil Berger	Republican	Yea
Phil Berger	Republican	Yea
Sarah Stevens	Republican	Not Voting

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	90	0	0	8
Democratic	4	0	0	0
Republican	15	0	0	3
Total	109	0	0	11
% of votes cast	91%	0%	0%	9%

Member	Party	Vote
Love	—	Not Voting
Lucas	—	Yea
Mackey	—	Yea
McCormick	—	Yea
McGee	—	Yea
Neumann	—	Yea
Owens	—	Not Voting
Parmon	—	Yea
Sager	—	Yea
Starnes	—	Yea
Steen	—	Yea
Stewart	—	Yea
Wainwright	—	Yea
Wiley	—	Yea
Wilkins	—	Yea
Womble	—	Yea
Yongue	—	Yea
Allen	—	Yea
Avila	—	Yea
Barnhart	—	Yea
Bordsen	—	Yea
Burris-Floyd	—	Yea
Cole	—	Yea
Daughtry	—	Yea
Dickson	—	Yea
Faison	—	Yea
Farmer-Butterfield	—	Yea
Fisher	—	Yea
Folwell	—	Yea
Frye	—	Yea
Gibson	—	Yea
Gill	—	Yea
Holliman	—	Yea
Ingle	—	Yea
Killian	—	Yea
Braxton	—	Yea
Bryant	—	Yea
Coates	—	Yea
Floyd,E.	—	Yea
Hall	—	Yea
Jackson	—	Yea
Jones	—	Yea
Martin	—	Yea
Tucker	—	Yea
Brown	—	Yea
Blackwood	—	Yea
Brubaker	—	Yea
Burr	—	Yea
Cleveland	—	Yea
Current	—	Yea
Dockham	—	Yea
Dollar	—	Yea
Earle	—	Yea
England	—	Yea
Glazier	—	Yea
Goforth	—	Yea
Grady	—	Yea
Guice	—	Yea
Gulley	—	Yea
Haire	—	Yea
Harrell	—	Yea
Hill	—	Yea
Hilton	—	Yea
Holloway	—	Yea
Hughes	—	Yea
Hurley	—	Yea
Insko	—	Yea
Jeffus	—	Yea
Luebke	—	Yea
McLawhorn	—	Yea
Michaux	—	Yea
Mobley	—	Yea
Rapp	—	Yea
Spear	—	Yea
Sutton	—	Yea
Tarleton	—	Yea
Tolson	—	Yea
Underhill	—	Yea
Weiss	—	Yea
Whilden	—	Yea
Williams	—	Yea
Wray	—	Yea
Johnson	—	Yea
Moore	—	Yea
Hackney(Speaker)	—	Not Voting
Boles	—	Not Voting
Justice	—	Yea
Justus	—	Yea
Langdon	—	Yea
Lewis	—	Not Voting
McComas	—	Not Voting
McElraft	—	Not Voting
Mills	—	Not Voting
Randleman	—	Yea
Samuelson	—	Yea
Stam	—	Yea
Tillis	—	Yea
West	—	Yea
Becky Carney	Democratic	Yea
Garland E. Pierce	Democratic	Yea
Pricey Harrison	Democratic	Yea
Sarah Crawford	Democratic	Yea
Edward C. Goodwin	Republican	Yea
Frank Iler	Republican	Yea
Harry Warren	Republican	Yea
Harry Warren	Republican	Yea
Heather H. Rhyne	Republican	Not Voting
Hugh Blackwell	Republican	Yea
Jay Adams	Republican	Not Voting
John M. Blust	Republican	Yea
John R. Bell, IV	Republican	Not Voting
Julia C. Howard	Republican	Yea
Karl E. Gillespie	Republican	Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer	Republican	Yea
Sarah Stevens	Republican	Yea
Stephen M. Ross	Republican	Yea
Tricia Ann Cotham	Republican	Yea
W. Ted Alexander	Republican	Yea
W. Ted Alexander	Republican	Yea
William D. Brisson	Republican	Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 253?: SB 253 is sponsored by Atwater, Goss, Snow, Nesbitt, and Swindell.
What is the current status of SB 253?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2009. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 253
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Session: 2009-2010 Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 19, 2009
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Atwater

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