Rice sponsored legislation to allow military personnel serving overseas to apply for absentee ballots electronically ; Ward was the Senate sponsor .
Rice worked with fellow military officer and state senator Steve Ward on several pieces of legislation during his first term in the legislature .
Rice sponsored legislation to allow military personnel serving overseas to apply for absentee ballots electronically ; state senator was the Senate state senator .
Rice worked with fellow military officer and state senator Steve Ward on several pieces of legislation during his first term in the legislature .