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2006 SESSION
SB 429 Board of Elections; increases size thereof, creates Director of Elections position.
Introduced by: Jeannemarie D. Davis | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
State Board of Elections; Director of Elections. Increases the size of the State Board from three to five members. Provides for the position of Director of Elections to be hired by the State Board with the concurrence of at least four of its members, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, as head of the elections agency, in place of the present position of the Secretary who is a member of the State Board appointed by the Governor. The Director may be removed only by a vote of at least four members of the State Board. This bill is a recommendation of a special subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections appointed to study SB 989 (2005).
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/06 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 063206726 pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/06 Senate: Printed as engrossed 063206726-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/06 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB429ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- House amendments
- House amendments engrossed
- Senate amendments
- Governor's recommendation
- Governor's veto explanation
HISTORY
- 01/11/06 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 063206726
- 01/11/06 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/07/06 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (12-Y 1-N)
- 02/09/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/06 Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/06 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/10/06 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/10/06 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB429E
- 02/10/06 Senate: Printed as engrossed 063206726-E
- 02/13/06 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
- 02/13/06 Senate: VOTE: (34-Y 6-N)
- 02/13/06 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/14/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/06 House: Read first time
- 02/14/06 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/17/06 House: Assigned P & E sub: #2 (Jones, S.C.)
- 02/24/06 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (14-Y 8-N)
- 02/27/06 House: Read second time
- 02/28/06 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/01/06 House: Read third time
- 03/01/06 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/01/06 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/01/06 House: Passed House with amendment (53-Y 44-N)
- 03/01/06 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (53-Y 44-N)
- 03/03/06 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (34-Y 5-N)
- 03/03/06 Senate: VOTE: (34-Y 5-N)
- 03/11/06 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB429ER)
- 03/11/06 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/11/06 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/06 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/11/06 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/18/06 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/19/06 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 18-N)
- 04/19/06 Senate: VOTE: (20-Y 18-N)
- 04/19/06 Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/19/06 Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/19/06 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 04/19/06 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 18-N)
- 04/19/06 Senate: VOTE: (20-Y 18-N)
- 04/19/06 House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (39-Y 56-N)
- 04/19/06 House: VOTE: REJECTED (39-Y 56-N)
- 04/19/06 Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 05/18/06 Governor: Vetoed by Governor