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HB 2544 Election recounts; losing candidate may initiate when difference less than 5% of total vote cast.
Introduced by: Mark L. Cole (by request) | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Elections; recounts. Applies to elections in which the winning or losing candidate was a write-in candidate and provides that the losing candidate may initiate a recount when the difference between the winning and losing candidates is not more than five percent of the total vote cast for those two candidates. Ordinarily, a recount may be initiated only if the difference between the winning and losing candidates is not more than one percent of the total vote cast for those two candidates.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/09 House: Presented and ordered printed 098614468 pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2544ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0386) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/19/09 House: Presented and ordered printed 098614468
- 01/19/09 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/22/09 House: Assigned P & E sub: Campaign Finance
- 01/28/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting
- 01/30/09 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/09 House: Read first time
- 02/03/09 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/09 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/17/09 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/19/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/23/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/09 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/28/09 House: Enrolled
- 02/28/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2544ER)
- 02/28/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/28/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 386 (effective 7/1/09)
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0386)