SB350Introduced in the Senate
Absentee voting; counting ballots prior to the close of polls.
Introduced by Danica Roem, District 30
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Elections; absentee voting; counting ballots prior to the close of polls. Allows officers of election at a central absentee precinct to begin ascertaining and recording the number of votes cast by absentee ballots at any time after noon on the day of the election. Under current law, absentee ballots that are counted by hand may be tallied, but not counted, at any time after noon on the day of the election, and no ballot totals for any absentee ballots shall be ascertained until after polls close. The bill also clarifies that vote totals for absentee ballots cast in person on voting systems cannot be determined until the day of the election. The bill also requires that general registrars begin processing absentee ballots on the fourteenth day prior to the day of the election. Under current law such processing is not required until the seventh day prior to the day of the election.
Where it stands
Continued to next session in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)
February 27, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A) · February 4, 2026
23
Yes
17
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
Citizen Voice
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | No |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | No |
| Chris Head | 3 | No |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | Yes |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | No |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | No |
| William Stanley | 7 | No |
| Mark Peake | 8 | No |
| Tammy Brankley Mulchi | 9 | No |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102138D
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 5-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB350)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Read second time
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Floor offered Senator Roem Substitute
Reading of substitute waived (Voice Vote)
Senator Roem Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB350)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
House committee offered
Continued to next session in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)
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