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SB 1254 Voting machines; Department of Elections shall coordinate post-election risk-limiting audit, report.
Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Department of Elections; annual audit of ballot scanner machines. Requires the Department of Elections to coordinate a post-election risk-limiting audit annually of ballot scanner machines in use in the Commonwealth. The localities selected for the audit are to be chosen at random with every locality participating in the Department's annual audit at least once during a five-year period. The audits are required to be conducted by the local electoral boards and general registrars in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Department. The local electoral boards report the results of the audit to the Department and the Department shall submit a report on the audits to the State Board of Elections. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2018.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103101D pdf
- 01/23/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17103101D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17105383D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1254ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/13/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0367) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103101D
- 01/10/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/17/17 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/17 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/23/17 Senate: Read second time
- 01/23/17 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/23/17 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/23/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1254E
- 01/23/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17103101D-E
- 01/24/17 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/31/17 House: Read first time
- 01/31/17 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/31/17 House: Assigned P & E sub: Campaigns
- 02/09/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/17 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (19-Y 1-N)
- 02/10/17 House: Committee substitute printed 17105383D-H1
- 02/13/17 House: Read second time
- 02/14/17 House: Read third time
- 02/14/17 House: Committee substitute agreed to 17105383D-H1
- 02/14/17 House: Amendment by Delegate Cole agreed to
- 02/14/17 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment SB1254H1
- 02/14/17 House: Passed House with substitute with amendment (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/17 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/17 Senate: House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/17 Senate: Title replaced 17105383D-S1
- 02/20/17 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/20/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1254ER)
- 02/20/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 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 367 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/13/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0367)