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HB 2397 Candidates; petition signature requirements in certain towns.
Introduced by: Todd E. Pillion | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Candidate petitions; signature requirements for candidates in certain towns. Requires petitions for candidates for the governing body or elected school board of towns to contain a minimum of (i) 125 signatures of qualified voters in towns with more than 3,500 registered voters and (ii) 50 signatures of qualified voters in towns with at least 1,500 but not more than 3,500 registered voters. No candidate petition is required for local offices in towns with fewer than 1,500 registered voters.
FULL TEXT
- 01/18/17 House: Presented and ordered printed 17104102D pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17104786D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/21/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2397ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/13/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0355) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/18/17 House: Presented and ordered printed 17104102D
- 01/18/17 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/22/17 House: Assigned P & E sub: Campaigns
- 01/26/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/17 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17104786D-H1
- 01/30/17 House: Read first time
- 01/31/17 House: Read second time
- 01/31/17 House: Committee substitute agreed to 17104786D-H1
- 01/31/17 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2397H1
- 02/01/17 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/14/17 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/17 House: Enrolled
- 02/21/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/21/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2397ER)
- 02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
- 02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/13/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 355 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/13/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0355)