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2008 SESSION

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SB 52 Voting equipment; wireless communications at polling places, exceptions.

Introduced by: Mary Margaret Whipple | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Elections; voting equipment; wireless communications at polling places. Provides exceptions to the prohibition on wireless communications to or from voting devices at the polls on election day. First, the prohibition will not apply to voting equipment purchased by a locality before July 1, 2007. Second, electronic pollbooks may be used. This bill is identical to HB 1476.

FULL TEXT

• 12/20/07  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087061352  pdf | impact statement
• 02/06/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 087688352-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/20/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB52ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/04/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0087)  pdf

HISTORY

• 12/20/07  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087061352
• 12/20/07  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/05/08  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 087688352-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 087688352-S1
• 02/08/08  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB52S1
• 02/08/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/08  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-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
• 02/15/08  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/08  House: Read second time
• 02/19/08  House: Read third time
• 02/19/08  House: Passed House (90-Y 7-N)
• 02/19/08  House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (90-Y 7-N)
• 02/20/08  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/20/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB52ER)
• 02/20/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/22/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/02/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 87 (effective 7/1/08)
• 03/04/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0087)