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2003 SESSION

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HB 2635 Recounts and contests of elections; presidential elections.

Introduced by: Robert G. Marshall | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Recounts and contests of elections; presidential elections. Revises the procedures for a recount and contest following a presidential election to shorten the timetable for both proceedings. The revised timetable will permit completion of the proceedings in time to comply with the federal law deadline for states to complete such procedures. Under that federal law, if the state law provides for a final decision on a presidential election at least six days before the date the electors are to meet, the state's determination is conclusive and cannot be challenged. The bill does not affect recount and contest proceedings in other elections.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/03  House: Presented & ordered printed 035087824  pdf | impact statement
• 02/20/03  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2635ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/24/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0268)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/09/03  House: Presented & ordered printed 035087824
• 01/09/03  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/31/03  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/03  House: Read first time
• 02/03/03  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/04/03  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/05/03  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/05/03  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/11/03  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/03  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/03  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/03  Senate: Read third time
• 02/14/03  Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/03  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/03  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2635ER)
• 02/21/03  House: Enrolled
• 02/21/03  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/23/03  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/16/03  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 268 (effective 7/1/03)
• 03/24/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0268)