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2001 SESSION
HB 1705 Recounts involving punch card voting devices.
Introduced by: Thelma Drake | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Recounts involving punch card voting devices. Provides that the machine count will be the official count and sets out standards to review punch card ballots not accepted by the counting machine. The bill provides that a vote should be counted if two or more corners of the chad are broken or separated from the card. Separation of only one corner of a chad would not be deemed a vote, nor would any depression, dimple, or other mark.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/18/00 018879736 pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/01 House: Committee substitute printed 017517736-H1 pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/18/00 018879736
- 01/10/01 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/22/01 House: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 3
- 01/29/01 House: Reported from P. & E. w/substitute (20-Y 2-N)
- 01/29/01 House: Committee substitute printed 017517736-H1
- 01/30/01 House: Read first time
- 01/31/01 House: Read second time
- 01/31/01 House: Committee substitute agreed to 017517736-H1
- 01/31/01 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 017517736-H1
- 02/01/01 House: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 4-N)
- 02/01/01 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 4-N)
- 02/01/01 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/07/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/01 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/13/01 Senate: Reported from P. & E. with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/01 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/01 Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/01 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/15/01 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/15/01 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/15/01 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/01 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/01 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/01 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/01 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/01 House: Stricken from House calendar