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2012 SESSION

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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

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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)