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1998 SESSION
HB 1073 Election laws; contested elections for General Assembly.
Introduced by: Kenneth R. Melvin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Election laws definitions; contested elections for the General Assembly. Provides that a write-in candidate must have received at least 15 percent of the votes cast for the office in question to be eligible to contest the election. With respect to General Assembly election contests, the bill also (i) sets filing deadlines for subpoenas duces tecum and affidavits, (ii) exempts certain official election materials from being subpoenaed, and (iii) provides that the house hearing the contest, by a two-thirds vote, may require a contestant to pay the contestee's costs if the contest was brought in bad faith.
FULL TEXT
- 01/26/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 983236180 pdf
- 02/09/98 House: Printed as engrossed 983236180-E pdf
- 03/26/98 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1073ER) pdf
- 04/29/98 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1073ER) pdf
- 05/15/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0866) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/26/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 983236180
- 01/26/98 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/29/98 House: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 3
- 02/04/98 House: Reported from P. & E. w/amendments (21-Y 2-N)
- 02/05/98 House: Read first time
- 02/06/98 House: Read second time
- 02/06/98 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/06/98 House: Amendments by Mr. Tate agreed to
- 02/06/98 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/06/98 House: Engrossment reconsidered by House
- 02/06/98 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/09/98 House: Read second time
- 02/09/98 House: Reengrossed by House as amended
- 02/09/98 House: Printed as engrossed 983236180-E
- 02/10/98 House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/98 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/98 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/11/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/98 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 03/03/98 Senate: Reported from P. & E. with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/98 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/98 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/98 Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/98 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/06/98 Senate: Read third time
- 03/06/98 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/06/98 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to (30-Y 8-N)
- 03/06/98 Senate: VOTE: COMMITTEE AMENDMENT V (30-Y 8-N)
- 03/06/98 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/06/98 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/10/98 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/11/98 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/12/98 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 1-N)
- 03/12/98 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 1-N)
- 03/26/98 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1073ER)
- 03/31/98 House: Enrolled
- 03/31/98 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/02/98 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/16/98 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/22/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/22/98 House: House concurred in Gov's recom. (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/98 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE-ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/98 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/98 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/98 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/22/98 House: Reenrolled
- 04/22/98 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/22/98 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/22/98 House: Enacted, Chapter 866 (effective 7/1/98)
- 04/29/98 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1073ER)
- 05/15/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0866)