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2000 SESSION

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SB 485 Ballots and voting equipment.

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

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Ballots and voting equipment. Provides that in precincts where “mark sense” ballots (for example, ballots marked by pencil and counted by a scanning device) are used, the mark sense ballot may serve as the official paper ballot with State Board approval. The bill carries provisions for the securing of ballots and the later counting of the ballots when a counting device becomes inoperative during an election.

FULL TEXT

• 01/24/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 005084200  pdf
• 02/08/00  Senate: Committee substitute printed 007005200-S1  pdf
• 03/13/00  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB485ER)  pdf
• 04/06/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0282)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/24/00  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 005084200
• 01/24/00  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/27/00  Senate: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: #3
• 02/08/00  Senate: Reported from P. & E. with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/00  Senate: Committee substitute printed 007005200-S1
• 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
• 02/10/00  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/10/00  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 007005200-S1
• 02/10/00  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 007005200-S1
• 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
• 02/17/00  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/17/00  House: Read first time
• 02/17/00  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/18/00  House: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee:2
• 02/28/00  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/00  House: Read second time
• 03/01/00  House: Read third time
• 03/01/00  House: Passed House (Block Vote) (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/00  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/13/00  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB485ER)
• 03/16/00  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/16/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/17/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/03/00  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 282 (effective 7/1/00)
• 04/06/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0282)