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2001 SESSION

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HB 1853 Presidential electors; oaths, meetings, vacancies, and voting.

Introduced by: Michele B. McQuigg | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Presidential electors; oaths, meetings, vacancies, and voting. Provides that presidential electors shall be "required" rather than "expected" to vote for the candidates of the political party or petitioners that selected the electors. The bill also requires electors to sign an oath to vote for the candidates for President and Vice President of the party or petitioners that selected the elector.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/00  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/04/01 014553844  pdf
• 01/24/01  House: Printed as engrossed 014553844-E  pdf
• 02/21/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1853ER)  pdf
• 03/27/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0630)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/10/00  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/04/01 014553844
• 01/10/01  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/22/01  House: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 1
• 01/22/01  House: Reported from P. & E. w/amendments (15-Y 6-N)
• 01/23/01  House: Read first time
• 01/24/01  House: Read second time
• 01/24/01  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/24/01  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 01/24/01  House: Printed as engrossed 014553844-E
• 01/25/01  House: Read third time and passed House (76-Y 21-N 1-A)
• 01/25/01  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (76-Y 21-N 1-A)
• 01/25/01  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/26/01  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/26/01  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/13/01  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 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: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/01  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1853ER)
• 02/22/01  House: Enrolled
• 02/22/01  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/22/01  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/25/01  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 630 (effective 7/1/01)
• 03/27/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0630)