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1996 SESSION

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HB 606 Elections; required use of mechanical or electronic voting equipment.

Introduced by: Jay Katzen | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Elections; required use of mechanical or electronic voting equipment. Provides that certain small counties (Rappahannock) may continue to use paper ballots throughout the county notwithstanding the generally applicable requirement to provide voting equipment for precincts containing 750 or more registered voters. The county must meet the following criteria: a population less than 7,000; six precincts; 1,000 or fewer registered voters in every precinct; and no past use of such voting equipment.

FULL TEXT

• 01/19/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 963245316  pdf
• 01/31/96  House: Introduced bill reprinted 963245316  pdf
• 02/02/96  House: Printed as engrossed 963245316-E  pdf
• 03/04/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB606ER)  pdf
• 03/25/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0258)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/19/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 963245316
• 01/19/96  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/23/96  House: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 2
• 01/31/96  House: Introduced bill reprinted 963245316
• 01/31/96  House: Reported from P. & E. w/amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/96  House: Read first time
• 02/02/96  House: Read second time
• 02/02/96  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/02/96  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/02/96  House: Printed as engrossed 963245316-E
• 02/05/96  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/96  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/96  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/06/96  Senate: Read first time
• 02/06/96  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/20/96  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/96  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/96  Senate: Read third time
• 02/22/96  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB606ER)
• 03/08/96  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/96  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/10/96  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/19/96  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 258 (effective 7/1/96)
• 03/25/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0258)