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2019 SESSION
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.
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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)
- 11/30/18 Senate: Left in Privileges and Elections