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2011 SESSION

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HB 2080 Elections; acquisition of voting equipment by localities.

Introduced by: R. Steven Landes | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Elections; voting equipment; DREs. Allows, for a limited period until June 30, 2012, the purchase of direct recording electronic machines from any source to meet legal mandates to provide accessible voting equipment. The bill provides for oversight of such purchases by the State Board of Elections. Current law requires these purchases to be made from existing DRE inventories within the Commonwealth. The bill incorporates HB 1490 and HB 2023. The bill is identical to SB 1340.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Elections; voting equipment; DREs.  Allows, for a limited period until June 30, 2012, the purchase of direct recording electronic machines from any source to meet legal mandates to provide accessible voting equipment.  Current law requires these purchases to be made from existing DRE inventories within the Commonwealth.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Elections; voting equipment; DREs.  Allows the purchase of direct recording electronic machines from any source to meet legal mandates to provide accessible voting equipment.  Current law requires these purchases to be made from existing DRE inventories within the Commonwealth.