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HB 1346 Presidential electors; candidate petitions, required signatures, etc.
Introduced by: Mark L. Cole | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Presidential elections and primaries; petition requirements. Reduces the number of signatures required for groups other than the major parties to gain access to the presidential election ballot from 10,000 to 5,000 signatures in the Commonwealth and from 400 to 200 signatures in each congressional district. The bill makes similar reductions to 5,000 and 200 in the number of signatures required for a person to qualify for a presidential primary ballot. The bill also provides a method for substituting persons listed as electors for presidential candidates for groups other than the major parties in the event such persons die or become incapacitated.
FULL TEXT
- 11/21/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101133D pdf | impact statement
- 02/12/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13104888D-S1 pdf
- 02/22/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1346ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/20/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0550) pdf
HISTORY
- 11/21/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101133D
- 11/21/12 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/11/13 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee
- 01/29/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/13 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/13 House: Read first time
- 02/04/13 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/05/13 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/13 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/13 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/12/13 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (11-Y 3-N)
- 02/12/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13104888D-S1
- 02/14/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/13 Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/13 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/15/13 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 13104888D-S1
- 02/15/13 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1346S1
- 02/15/13 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 12-N)
- 02/18/13 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/13 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 13104888D-S1 (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/13 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/13 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1346ER)
- 02/23/13 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/13 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/20/13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 550 (effective 7/1/13)
- 03/20/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0550)