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SB 840 Electronic voting equipment; requirements and recount procedures.
Introduced by: Jeannemarie D. Davis | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Election procedures; voting equipment requirements; recounts. Prohibits future purchases of direct recording electronic (DRE) devices; and provides for the phase out of DRE devices as the devices now in operation wear out. Prohibits any form of wireless communication to or from voting or counting devices while polls are open on election day. Requires localities to provide accessible equipment for disabled voters. The bill deletes obsolete references to mechanical voting equipment and punchcard devices. This bill is identical to HB 2707 as passed and incorporates SB 878.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 075559726 pdf
- 01/24/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 075586726-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/16/07 House: Committee substitute printed 075623726-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB840ER) pdf
- 04/12/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0943) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/05/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 075559726
- 01/05/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/23/07 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
- 01/24/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 075586726-S1
- 01/25/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/07 Senate: Read second time
- 01/26/07 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/26/07 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 075586726-S1
- 01/26/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB840S1
- 01/29/07 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
- 01/29/07 Senate: VOTE: (36-Y 4-N)
- 01/29/07 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/05/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/07 House: Read first time
- 02/05/07 House: Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
- 02/12/07 House: Referred from Science and Technology by voice vote
- 02/12/07 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/13/07 House: Assigned P & E sub: #2 (Jones, S.C.)
- 02/16/07 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/07 House: Committee substitute printed 075623726-H1
- 02/19/07 House: Read second time
- 02/20/07 House: Read third time
- 02/20/07 House: Committee substitute agreed to 075623726-H1
- 02/20/07 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB840H1
- 02/20/07 House: Passed House with substitute (86-Y 12-N)
- 02/20/07 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (86-Y 12-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (36-Y 3-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: VOTE: (36-Y 3-N)
- 03/07/07 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB840ER)
- 03/07/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/07 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/03/07 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/04/07 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (29-Y 11-N)
- 04/04/07 House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (49-Y 49-N)
- 04/04/07 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (49-Y 49-N)
- 04/04/07 Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 04/10/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 943 (effective 7/1/07)
- 04/12/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0943)