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2007 SESSION

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HB 2707 Electronic voting equipment; requirements and recount procedures.

Introduced by: Timothy D. Hugo | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Election procedures; voting equipment requirements; recounts. Prohibits future purchases of direct recording electronic (DRE) devices; and provides for the phase out of DRE devices as the devices now in operation wear out. Prohibits any form of wireless communication to or from voting or counting devices while polls are open on election day. Requires localities to provide accessible equipment for disabled voters. The bill deletes obsolete references to mechanical voting equipment and punchcard devices. The bill incorporates HBs 2077 and 2734 and as passed is identical to SB 840.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 072214332  pdf | impact statement
• 02/02/07  House: Committee substitute printed 075594332-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/24/07  House: Conference substitute printed 072235332-H2  pdf
• 03/12/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2707ER)  pdf
• 04/12/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0939)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed
• Senate amendments rejected
• Conference amendments
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/10/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 072214332
• 01/10/07  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/18/07  House: Assigned P & E sub: #2 (Jones, S.C.)
• 02/02/07  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
• 02/02/07  House: Committee substitute printed 075594332-H1
• 02/03/07  House: Read first time
• 02/05/07  House: Read second time
• 02/05/07  House: Committee substitute agreed to 075594332-H1
• 02/05/07  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2707H1
• 02/06/07  House: Read third time and passed House (81-Y 18-N)
• 02/06/07  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (81-Y 18-N)
• 02/06/07  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/07/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/07  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/13/07  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (11-Y 2-N)
• 02/15/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/07  Senate: VOTE: (35-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/07  Senate: Read third time
• 02/16/07  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/16/07  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/16/07  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/19/07  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/20/07  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/07  Senate: Committee amendments reconsidered (37-Y 2-N)
• 02/20/07  Senate: VOTE: (37-Y 2-N)
• 02/20/07  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/20/07  Senate: Committee amendment #1 agreed to
• 02/20/07  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/21/07  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/07  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/21/07  Senate: Committee amendment #2 rejected
• 02/21/07  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/21/07  Senate: Amendment by Senator Devolites Davis agreed to
• 02/21/07  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/21/07  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (35-Y 4-N)
• 02/21/07  Senate: VOTE: (35-Y 4-N)
• 02/22/07  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/22/07  House: Senate amendments rejected by House (8-Y 89-N)
• 02/22/07  House: VOTE: REJECTED (8-Y 89-N)
• 02/22/07  Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (30-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/07  Senate: VOTE: (30-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/07  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 02/22/07  House: House acceded to request
• 02/22/07  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 02/22/07  House: Delegates: Hugo, Rapp, Sickles
• 02/22/07  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 02/22/07  Senate: Senators: Martin, Obenshain, Puckett
• 02/24/07  House: Conference substitute printed 072235332-H2
• 02/24/07  House: Conference report agreed to by House (82-Y 14-N)
• 02/24/07  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (82-Y 14-N)
• 02/24/07  Senate: Reading of conference report waived
• 02/24/07  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (29-Y 11-N)
• 02/24/07  Senate: VOTE: (29-Y 11-N)
• 03/12/07  House: Enrolled
• 03/12/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2707ER)
• 03/12/07  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/13/07  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/26/07  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/03/07  House: Placed on Calendar
• 04/04/07  House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (41-Y 59-N)
• 04/04/07  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (41-Y 59-N)
• 04/04/07  House: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation rejected
• 04/04/07  House: Communicated to Governor
• 04/10/07  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 939 (effective 7/1/07)
• 04/12/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0939)