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SB 566 Elections; administrative matters and duties of electoral board and general registrar.
Introduced by: Stephen H. Martin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Elections, administrative matters, and duties of the electoral board and general registrar. Provides for certain administrative efficiencies: permits general registrar to administer oath to voting equipment custodians; clarifies method to give notice of change in location of general registrar's office; modernizes procedures to give public notice of registration times and primaries; and permits absentee ballot envelopes to be opened before election day so long as the ballots are placed in a secure ballot container and no count is initiated. This bill is identical to HB 623.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/12 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12103716D pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/12 Senate: Printed as engrossed 12103716D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB566ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/30/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0486) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/17/12 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12103716D
- 01/17/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/19/12 Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns and Elections
- 02/07/12 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/09/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/12 Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/12 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/10/12 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/10/12 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB566E
- 02/10/12 Senate: Printed as engrossed 12103716D-E
- 02/13/12 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/12 House: Read first time
- 02/15/12 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/16/12 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee
- 02/21/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/12 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/12 House: Read second time
- 02/28/12 House: Read third time
- 02/28/12 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/12 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/12 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/02/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB566ER)
- 03/02/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/30/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 486 (effective 7/1/12)
- 03/30/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0486)