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2014 SESSION

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HB 679 Voting equipment; technical amendments to reflect updates in equipment technology.

Introduced by: Mark L. Cole (by request) | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Elections; voting equipment. Makes technical amendments to reflect updates in voting equipment technology. The bill also authorizes the State Board of Elections to conduct audits of ballot scanner machines; currently, these audits are conducted as part of a pilot program. Two outdated sections regarding mechanical voting devices and ballots generally are repealed. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to SB 456.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101169D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/28/14  House: Printed as engrossed 14101169D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/25/14  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB679ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/04/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0576)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/07/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101169D
• 01/07/14  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/10/14  House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee
• 01/23/14  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/14  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/14  House: Read first time
• 01/28/14  House: Read second time
• 01/28/14  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/28/14  House: Emergency clause added
• 01/28/14  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB679E
• 01/28/14  House: Printed as engrossed 14101169D-E
• 01/29/14  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/14  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/14  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/30/14  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/18/14  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/14  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/14  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/14  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/14  House: Enrolled
• 02/25/14  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB679ER)
• 02/25/14  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/27/14  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/04/14  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 576 (effective 4/4/14)
• 04/04/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0576)