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2007 SESSION

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HB 3157 Elections; candidate filing requirements. 

Introduced by: Leo C. Wardrup, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Elections; candidate filing requirements.  Requires independent and primary candidates to pay a filing fee for expenses equal to the greater of $50 or two percent of one year's minimum annual salary for the office unless a candidate provides an affidavit that he is indigent. Provides a formula for calculating signatures required on candidate petitions for the General Assembly and local elections of 0.25 percent of registered voters or 50 registered voters, whichever is greater.  Retains exceptions for certain small towns and soil and water conservation districts. 

FULL TEXT

• 01/19/07  House: Presented and ordered printed 072215536  pdf | impact statement
• 02/02/07  House: Committee substitute printed 072225536-H1  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/19/07  House: Presented and ordered printed 072215536
• 01/19/07  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/25/07  House: Assigned P & E sub: #2 (Jones, S.C.)
• 02/02/07  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
• 02/02/07  House: Committee substitute printed 072225536-H1
• 02/03/07  House: Read first time
• 02/05/07  House: Read second time
• 02/05/07  House: Committee substitute agreed to 072225536-H1
• 02/05/07  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB3157H1
• 02/06/07  House: Read third time and passed House (69-Y 29-N)
• 02/06/07  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (69-Y 29-N)
• 02/06/07  House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
• 02/06/07  House: Passed House (70-Y 29-N)
• 02/06/07  House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (70-Y 29-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: Stricken at request of Patron in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)