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2011 SESSION

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HB 1478 Elections, Director of; Governor shall appoint.

Introduced by: Bill Janis | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

State Board of Elections; Director of Elections. Provides for the position of Director of Elections to be appointed by the Governor for a four-year term, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly.  The Director shall serve as head of the elections agency, in place of the present Secretary who is a member of the State Board and appointed by the Governor. The Director shall, by his education, training, or experience, be knowledgeable of election law and administration. The State Board will continue to consist of three members appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the General Assembly.

FULL TEXT

• 12/09/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100265D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/11  House: Committee substitute printed 11104801D-H1  pdf

HISTORY

• 12/09/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100265D
• 12/09/10  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/13/11  House: Assigned P & E sub: #2 Elections
• 01/25/11  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 1-N)
• 01/28/11  House: Tabled in Privileges and Elections (11-Y 10-N)
• 02/04/11  House: Reconsidered by Privileges and Elections
• 02/04/11  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/11  House: Committee substitute printed 11104801D-H1
• 02/06/11  House: Read first time
• 02/07/11  House: Read second time
• 02/07/11  House: Committee substitute agreed to 11104801D-H1
• 02/07/11  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1478H1
• 02/08/11  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/11  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/11  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/11  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/15/11  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)