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SB 1340 Elections; acquisition of voting equipment by localities.

Introduced by: Linda T. Puller | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Elections; voting equipment; DREs. Allows, for a limited period until June 30, 2012, the purchase of direct recording electronic machines from any source to meet legal mandates to provide accessible voting equipment. The bill provides for oversight of such purchases by the State Board of Elections. Current law requires these purchases to be made from existing DRE inventories within the Commonwealth. The bill is identical to HB 2080.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Elections; voting equipment; DREs. Allows the purchase of direct recording electronic machines from any source to meet legal mandates to provide accessible voting equipment. However, the locality's total inventory of accessible DREs cannot be more than two times the number of voting sites in the locality. Current law requires these purchases to be made from existing DRE inventories within the Commonwealth.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Elections; voting equipment; DREs. Allows the purchase of direct recording electronic machines from any source to meet legal mandates to provide accessible voting equipment. Current law requires these purchases to be made from existing DRE inventories within the Commonwealth.