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1996 SESSION

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HB 861 Elections; required use of mechanical or electronic voting equipment.

Introduced by: Lacey E. Putney | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Elections; required use of mechanical or electronic voting equipment. Authorizes the electoral board to conduct primaries and special elections not held on a general election date with fewer voting machines or devices than the law now requires. The number of voting machines or devices required by law for each precinct is based on the number of registered voters in the precinct.

FULL TEXT

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 965387416  pdf
• 03/04/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB861ER)  pdf
• 03/25/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0271)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 965387416
• 01/22/96  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/23/96  House: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 2
• 01/31/96  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/96  House: Read first time
• 02/02/96  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 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 (HB861ER)
• 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 271 (effective 7/1/96)
• 03/25/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0271)