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2008 SESSION

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SB 35 Recount procedures; ensures that logic and accuracy tests are performed after programming tabulator.

Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Elections; recount procedures.  Requires hard copy optical scan ballots to be rerun through appropriately programmed tabulators in recount proceedings. Present law provides that the tabulator printout will be sufficient unless it is unclear or the court orders the ballots to be rerun.  The bill also requires logic and accuracy tests to be run on tabulators prior to their being used in a recount.

FULL TEXT

• 12/19/07  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080589220  pdf | impact statement
• 02/06/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 087697220-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/08/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB35ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/14/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0682)  pdf

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HISTORY

• 12/19/07  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080589220
• 12/19/07  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 087697220-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 087697220-S1
• 02/08/08  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB35S1
• 02/08/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/08  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
• 02/08/08  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/12/08  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/12/08  House: Read first time
• 02/12/08  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/13/08  House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
• 02/29/08  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/08  House: Read second time
• 03/04/08  House: Read third time
• 03/04/08  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 03/04/08  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/05/08  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/06/08  House: Read third time
• 03/06/08  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 03/06/08  House: Passed House with amendment (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/08  House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/08  Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/08  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/08/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB35ER)
• 03/08/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/27/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 682 (effective 7/1/08)
• 04/14/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0682)