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HB 2179 Form of ballot; order of independent candidates, required paperwork.
Introduced by: Mark D. Sickles | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Form of ballot; order of independent candidates. Provides that when there is more than one independent candidate for an office, their names shall appear on the ballot in an order determined by the priority of time of filing all required paperwork for the office. In the event that two or more candidates file simultaneously, the order of filing is determined by lot by the electoral board. Currently, this order applies only to the names of candidates for school board, and the names of all other independent candidates appear alphabetically. This bill is identical to SB 1104.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101229D pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17101229D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/21/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2179ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/13/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0352) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101229D
- 01/11/17 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/16/17 House: Assigned P & E sub: Campaigns
- 01/26/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/17 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/17 House: Read first time
- 01/31/17 House: Read second time
- 01/31/17 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/31/17 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2179E
- 01/31/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17101229D-E
- 02/01/17 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/14/17 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/17 House: Enrolled
- 02/21/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/21/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2179ER)
- 02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
- 02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/13/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 352 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/13/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0352)