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2012 SESSION
HB 736 Primary schedule; moves primary date in anticipation of redistricting process, etc.
Introduced by: S. Chris Jones | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Primary schedule in 2012. Moves the June 12, 2012, primary date to August 7, 2012, in response to the 2012 redistricting process and adjusts various deadlines for filings and election preparations to accommodate the new primary date. The bill also authorizes the State Board of Elections to adjust dates and deadlines (other than the primary and election dates) if necessary to complete the Voting Rights Act Section 5 preclearance process. The bill will not take effect if this year's congressional redistricting plan is cleared for implementation under the Voting Rights Act by April 3, 2012, and the usual June primary date will be in effect. The bill provides that timely filings of forms, petitions, and receipts for the June primary will be valid for the August 7 primary and includes protections for the current petition process. The bill contains an emergency clause. The act will expire January 1, 2013.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/11/12 12101325D pdf | impact statement
- 02/03/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12104929D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/08/12 House: Printed as engrossed 12104929D-EH1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/12 House: Engrossed bill reprinted 12104929D-EH1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/09/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB736ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/11/12 12101325D
- 01/11/12 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/17/12 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee
- 01/31/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/12 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/03/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12104929D-H1
- 02/06/12 House: Read first time
- 02/07/12 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/08/12 House: Read second time
- 02/08/12 House: Committee substitute agreed to 12104929D-H1
- 02/08/12 House: Amendments by Delegate Jones agreed to
- 02/08/12 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB736EH1
- 02/08/12 House: Printed as engrossed 12104929D-EH1
- 02/09/12 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/12 House: VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/12 House: Engrossed bill reprinted 12104929D-EH1
- 02/10/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/10/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/28/12 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/12 Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/12 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/02/12 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/02/12 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/02/12 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/06/12 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/12 House: VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/12 House: Enrolled
- 03/09/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB736ER)
- 03/09/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/12 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/17/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/18/12 House: House sustained Governor's veto