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2013 SESSION

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SB 1027 Voting; handling of overvoted ballots, counting device to receive and count certain ballots.

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

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Voting; overvoted ballots. Provides, in the case of ballots that are inserted into an electronic counting device, that if a ballot is found to have voted for a greater number of names for one office than the number of persons required to fill the office, the ballot shall be considered void only for that office and the votes for other offices on the ballot are to be counted. In the case of an electronic counting device, an election official is authorized to cause the device to receive the ballot. Paper ballots already are handled in this manner.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/13  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101743D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/01/13  Senate: Printed as engrossed 13101743D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/22/13  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1027ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/16/13  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0469)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/08/13  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101743D
• 01/08/13  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/29/13  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/13  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/13  Senate: Read second time
• 02/01/13  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/01/13  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/01/13  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1027E
• 02/01/13  Senate: Printed as engrossed 13101743D-E
• 02/04/13  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/13  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/06/13  House: Read first time
• 02/06/13  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/06/13  House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee
• 02/12/13  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/13  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/13  House: Read second time
• 02/19/13  House: Read third time
• 02/19/13  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/13  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/13  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/22/13  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1027ER)
• 02/22/13  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/23/13  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/16/13  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 469 (effective 7/1/13)
• 03/16/13  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0469)