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SB 613 Candidate petitions for primaries and general elections; requirements for petition circulators.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Candidate petitions in primaries and general elections.  Provides that candidate petitions in primaries and general elections must be witnessed by a legal resident of the Commonwealth who attests that he is not a minor or a felon whose voting rights have not been restored.  Current law requires that the petition witness must be eligible to vote for the office for which the petition is being circulated. The bill also provides that presidential candidates are eligible to witness their own petitions.  The bill contains an emergency clause. The bill is identical to HB 1133. 

 

FULL TEXT

• 01/19/12  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12104163D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/24/12  Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104644D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/24/12  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB613ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0166)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/19/12  Senate: Unanimous consent to introduce
• 01/19/12  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12104163D
• 01/19/12  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/24/12  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
• 01/24/12  Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104644D-S1
• 01/26/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/12  Senate: Read second time
• 01/27/12  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/27/12  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12104644D-S1
• 01/27/12  Senate: Emergency clause added
• 01/27/12  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB613S1
• 01/30/12  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 5-N)
• 02/13/12  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/12  House: Read first time
• 02/13/12  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/17/12  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 1-N)
• 02/20/12  House: Read second time
• 02/21/12  House: Read third time
• 02/21/12  House: Passed House (95-Y 4-N)
• 02/21/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (95-Y 4-N)
• 02/24/12  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/24/12  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB613ER)
• 02/24/12  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/27/12  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/07/12  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 166 (effective 3/7/12)
• 03/07/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0166)