- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Sep 27, 2010
What it does
Existing federal law requires a special election for the office of Representative in Congress whenever the Speaker of the House of Representatives announces that more than 100 vacancies exist in the United States House of Representatives. Existing federal law requires the special election to take place within 49 days of the Speaker announcing the vacancy, unless a special or regular election to fill the vacancy was previously scheduled and will take place within 75 days of the Speaker's announcement. Existing federal law requires state elections officials, to the extent practicable, to transmit absentee ballots for the special election to uniformed services voters and overseas voters within…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Where it goes next
Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.