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1996 SESSION
SB 134 Elections; write-in votes on voting equipment.
Introduced by: Charles J. Colgan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Elections; write-in votes on voting equipment. Adds a clarifying provision to require that write-in votes be entered on voting equipment in accordance with the instructions for the specific equipment being used by the voter. With some forms of voting equipment, a voter wishing to cast a write-in vote must mark a circle to signal his intent to cast a write-in vote. The mark-sensitive equipment then drops his ballot with his write-in vote into a write-in vote container. The bill clarifies that write-in votes must be cast in accordance with appropriate instructions in order to be counted.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 963317633 pdf
- 02/19/96 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB134ER) pdf
- 02/29/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0005) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 963317633
- 01/10/96 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/30/96 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/96 Senate: Const. reading disp.(39-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
- 01/31/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/96 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/96 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/96 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/05/96 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/96 House: Read first time
- 02/06/96 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/14/96 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/96 House: Read second time
- 02/16/96 House: Read third time
- 02/16/96 House: Passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/96 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/96 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB134ER)
- 02/21/96 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/21/96 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/96 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/96 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 5 (effective 7/1/96)
- 02/29/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0005)