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2023 SESSION

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HB 2443 Certificates of election; persons elected by write-in votes, exception for certain localities.

Introduced by: Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Certificates of election; persons elected by write-in votes; exception for certain localities. Provides that in an election for a local office in a locality with a population of no more than 4,000 persons, if the person having the highest number of votes for the office is elected by write-in votes and is not qualified to hold such office or declines to assume such office, the person having the next highest number of votes shall be deemed to have been elected to such office and shall receive the certificate of election.

FULL TEXT

• 01/20/23  House: Presented and ordered printed 23103540D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/22/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2443ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/22/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/20/23  House: Presented and ordered printed 23103540D
• 01/20/23  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/30/23  House: Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2
• 02/01/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/23  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/23  House: Read first time
• 02/06/23  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/07/23  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/23  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/08/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/14/23  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/23  Senate: Read third time
• 02/17/23  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/23  House: Enrolled
• 02/22/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2443ER)
• 02/22/23  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/24/23  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/02/23  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
• 03/02/23  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
• 03/22/23  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 221 (effective 7/1/23)
• 03/22/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221)