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2008 SESSION

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SB 292 Optical scan tabulators; pilot programs for, audits thereof.

Introduced by: Mark R. Herring | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Elections; pilot programs to audit optical scan tabulators.  Authorizes the State Board of Elections to provide for pilot programs to audit optical scan tabulators in localities that choose to participate with respect to an election in which the margin between the top two candidates for each office on the ballot exceeds 10 percent.  The audit will take place only after results of the election have been certified and the time to initiate a recount has expired.  The audit may be used to test the accuracy of the tabulators and to evaluate the costs of, and procedures for, audits. 

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087659248  pdf | impact statement
• 02/06/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 087698240-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/03/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB292ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/17/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0565)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/08/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087659248
• 01/08/08  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/05/08  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
• 02/06/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 087698240-S1
• 02/07/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/08  Senate: Read second time
• 02/08/08  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/08/08  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 087698240-S1
• 02/08/08  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB292S1
• 02/08/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/08  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
• 02/08/08  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/13/08  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/08  House: Read first time
• 02/13/08  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/13/08  House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
• 02/22/08  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (21-Y 1-N)
• 02/25/08  House: Read second time
• 02/26/08  House: Read third time
• 02/26/08  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/26/08  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/26/08  House: Passed House with amendment (95-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/08  House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/08  Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)
• 03/03/08  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/03/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB292ER)
• 03/03/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/04/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 565 (effective 7/1/08)
• 03/17/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0565)