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2001 SESSION

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SB 986 Recounts involving punch card voting devices.

Introduced by: Nick Rerras | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (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  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/01 018845522  pdf | impact statement
• 01/31/01  Senate: Committee substitute printed 017522522-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/22/01  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB986ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/27/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0646)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/10/01  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/01 018845522
• 01/10/01  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/19/01  Senate: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 3
• 01/30/01  Senate: Reported from P. & E. with substitute (12-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/01  Senate: Committee substitute printed 017522522-S1
• 01/31/01  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/01  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/01  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/01/01  Senate: Motion to reconsider passed by day agreed to (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/01/01  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/01/01  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/02/01  Senate: Read second time
• 02/02/01  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/02/01  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 017522522-S1
• 02/02/01  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 017522522-S1
• 02/05/01  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/01  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/01  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/09/01  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/09/01  House: Read first time
• 02/09/01  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/12/01  House: Reported from P. & E. w/amendment (18-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/01  House: Read second time
• 02/14/01  House: Read third time
• 02/14/01  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/14/01  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/14/01  House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/01  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/01  Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 16-N)
• 02/16/01  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (21-Y 16-N)
• 02/22/01  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB986ER)
• 02/23/01  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/26/01  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/26/01  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/25/01  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 646 (effective 7/1/01)
• 03/27/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0646)