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2018 SESSION

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HB 1424 Recounts; number permitted, tie votes.

Introduced by: Marcus B. Simon | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Recounts; number permitted; tie votes. Provides that if, after a recount of an election, the recount court finds that each party to the recount has received an equal number of votes, it shall direct a determination by lot, but that no right to a recount shall be permitted. A candidate who loses a determination by lot following a recount may contest the election. The bill prohibits more than one recount of any election.

FULL TEXT

• 01/15/18  House: Presented and ordered printed 18104141D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/15/18  House: Presented and ordered printed 18104141D
• 01/15/18  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/22/18  House: Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2
• 01/25/18  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/18  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/18  House: Read first time
• 01/31/18  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/01/18  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/18  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/18  House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
• 02/01/18  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/18  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE 2 (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/18  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/02/18  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/20/18  Senate: Continued to 2019 in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)