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SB 1229 Elections, State Board of; provides for Department of Elections and Commissioner of Elections.

Introduced by: Jill Holtzman Vogel | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

State Board of Elections; Commissioner of Elections. Changes the name of the State Board of Elections (the agency that administers election law) to the Department of Elections. The three-member board appointed by the Governor that is also known as the State Board of Elections retains its name. The bill also provides that instead of the Governor designating one member of the three-member State Board of Elections as the Secretary who then acts as the agency head, the Governor will appoint a Commissioner of Elections to act as agency head. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2014.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

State Board of Elections; Commissioner of Elections. Changes the name of the State Board of Elections (the agency that administers election law) to the Department of Elections. The three-member board appointed by the Governor that is also known as the State Board of Elections retains its name. The bill also provides that instead of the Governor designating one member of the three-member State Board of Elections as the Secretary who then acts as the agency head, the Governor will appoint a Commissioner of Elections to act as agency head.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

State Board of Elections; Director of Elections. Increases the size of the State Board of Elections from three to five members. The bill also provides for the position of Director of Elections to be hired by the State Board with the concurrence of at least four of its members, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, as head of the elections agency, in place of the present position of the Secretary who is a member of the State Board appointed by the Governor. The Director may be removed only by a vote of at least four members of the State Board.