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2007 SESSION
SB 1226 Electronic voting equipment; requires electoral boards to develop plans to ensure security thereof.
Introduced by: Janet D. Howell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Electronic voting equipment; security. Requires local electoral boards to develop plans and procedures to ensure the security of electronic voting systems. Requires the general registrar and State Board of Elections to provide assistance in the development of these plans, upon request. The bill also requires vendors of electronic voting systems to provide written best practices about the secure use of the systems when applying for certification in the Commonwealth and to annually update these practices once certified.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 075831744 pdf
- 01/24/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 075585744-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1226ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/10/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0794) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 075831744
- 01/10/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/23/07 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 075585744-S1
- 01/25/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/07 Senate: Read second time
- 01/26/07 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/26/07 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 075585744-S1
- 01/26/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1226S1
- 01/29/07 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/07 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/05/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/07 House: Read first time
- 02/05/07 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/09/07 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/07 House: Read second time
- 02/13/07 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/07 House: Read third time
- 02/14/07 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/07 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/20/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1226ER)
- 02/21/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/23/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 794 (effective 7/1/07)
- 04/10/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0794)