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2000 SESSION
HB 4 Elections; form of ballots, political party names on ballots.
Introduced by: Harry R. (Bob) Purkey | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Elections; form of ballots; political party names on ballots. Provides for identification on the ballot of the candidate by the name of the political party that nominated the candidate in federal, statewide, and General Assembly elections only. Independent candidates are to be identified by the word “Independent.” Present law prohibits party identification on the ballot except in presidential elections. The bill takes effect January 1, 2001. House Bill 585 has been incorporated into this bill.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/00 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 11/14/99 007152896 pdf
- 01/31/00 House: Committee substitute printed 006940896-H1 pdf
- 02/08/00 House: Printed as engrossed 006940896-EH1 pdf
- 03/15/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB4ER) pdf
- 04/18/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0514) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/00 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 11/14/99 007152896
- 01/12/00 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/25/00 House: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 2
- 01/31/00 House: Committee substitute printed 006940896-H1
- 01/31/00 House: Reported from P. & E. w/substitute (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/01/00 House: Read first time
- 02/02/00 House: Read second time
- 02/02/00 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/00 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/04/00 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/07/00 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/08/00 House: Read second time
- 02/08/00 House: Committee substitute agreed to 006940896-H1
- 02/08/00 House: Amendments by Del. Purkey agreed to
- 02/08/00 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/08/00 House: Eng by Hou com sub w/amds 006940896-EH1 (51-Y 49-N)
- 02/08/00 House: VOTE: ENGROSSMENT (51-Y 49-N)
- 02/08/00 House: Printed as engrossed 006940896-EH1
- 02/09/00 House: Read third time
- 02/09/00 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/09/00 House: Defeated by House (49-Y 51-N)
- 02/09/00 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (49-Y 51-N)
- 02/11/00 House: Rec. of defeated action agreed to by House (49-Y 47-N)
- 02/11/00 House: VOTE: RECONSIDERATION (49-Y 47-N)
- 02/11/00 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/12/00 House: Read third time and passed House (49-Y 48-N)
- 02/12/00 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (49-Y 48-N)
- 02/12/00 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/14/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/00 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/17/00 Senate: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 3
- 02/29/00 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 5-N)
- 03/01/00 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/00 Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/00 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/03/00 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/00 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/06/00 Senate: Read third time
- 03/06/00 Senate: Passed Senate (18-Y 18-N)
- 03/06/00 Senate: Tie vote, chair votes aye
- 03/06/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (18-Y 18-N)
- 03/15/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB4ER)
- 03/20/00 House: Enrolled
- 03/20/00 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/00 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/06/00 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 514 (effective 1/1/01)
- 04/18/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0514)