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2000 SESSION

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SB 418 Requirements for candidates in presidential and referenda elections.

Introduced by: Kevin G. Miller | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Petition requirements for candidates and in presidential and referenda elections. Amends the requirements for circulating petitions in response to federal case law developments. See, Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc., U.S.S.C. No 97-930, January 12, 1999. Current law provides that the person circulating the petition and witnessing signatures on the petition must be a registered voter eligible to vote in the pertinent election. The amendment allows a person who is not a registered voter, but who is eligible to register to vote in the pertinent election, to circulate the petition.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 002354200  pdf
• 02/28/00  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB418ER)  pdf
• 04/04/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0252)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/21/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 002354200
• 01/21/00  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/08/00  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/00  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/11/00  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/00  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/16/00  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/16/00  House: Read first time
• 02/16/00  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/21/00  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (23-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/00  House: Read second time
• 02/23/00  House: Read third time
• 02/23/00  House: Passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/00  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/00  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB418ER)
• 03/06/00  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/06/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/07/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/02/00  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 252 (effective 7/1/00)
• 04/04/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0252)