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2002 SESSION

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HB 1099 Announcement of results in Presidential elections.

Introduced by: James M. Scott | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Announcement of results in Presidential elections. Prohibits election officials and persons present in the polling place to observe the ascertainment of the results from making any public announcement of precinct results in a Presidential election until the polls are closed in the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia. A violation of the prohibition is a Class 3 misdemeanor. The bill's provisions will expire July 1, 2004, unless two-thirds of the states east of the Mississippi River have passed a like prohibition.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 020687928  pdf
• 02/11/02  House: Printed as engrossed 020687928-E  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments
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HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 020687928
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/08/02  House: Reported from P. & E. w/amendment (18-Y 4-N)
• 02/09/02  House: Read first time
• 02/11/02  House: Read second time
• 02/11/02  House: Committee amendment rejected
• 02/11/02  House: Amendment by Del. Scott agreed to
• 02/11/02  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/11/02  House: Printed as engrossed 020687928-E
• 02/12/02  House: Read third time and passed House (88-Y 12-N)
• 02/12/02  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (88-Y 12-N)
• 02/12/02  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/13/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/13/02  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/26/02  Senate: Continued to 2003 in P. & E. (15-Y 0-N)