Optical scan tabulators; pilot programs for, audits thereof. (SB292)
Introduced By
Sen. Mark Herring (D-Leesburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Elections; recounts; random audits of optical scan tabulators. Provides for a random audit of optical scan tabulators after each election to take place within 24 hours after initial vote counts are completed and before the election results are certified. The State Board of Elections will establish procedures for the audits, hand counts, and evaluating discrepancies between hand counts and tabulator tallies. The bill also requires that recount officials select a random sample of at least five percent of the optical scan tabulators used in the election being recounted and that the paper ballots counted by those tabulators be recounted by hand. If the hand count detects machine errors, then the recount officials may designate additional machines to hand count. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087659248 |
| 01/08/2008 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/23/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB292) |
| 02/05/2008 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2008 | Committee substitute printed 087698240-S1 |
| 02/07/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/08/2008 | Read second time |
| 02/08/2008 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/08/2008 | Committee substitute agreed to 087698240-S1 |
| 02/08/2008 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB292S1 |
| 02/08/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/08/2008 | Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/08/2008 | Communicated to House |
| 02/13/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB292S1) |
| 02/13/2008 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/13/2008 | Read first time |
| 02/13/2008 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 02/13/2008 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
| 02/22/2008 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (21-Y 1-N) |
| 02/25/2008 | Read second time |
| 02/26/2008 | Read third time |
| 02/26/2008 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/26/2008 | Engrossed by House as amended |
| 02/26/2008 | Passed House with amendment (95-Y 0-N) |
| 02/26/2008 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N) |
| 02/28/2008 | House amendment agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N) |
| 03/03/2008 | Enrolled |
| 03/03/2008 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB292ER) |
| 03/03/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB292ER) |
| 03/03/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/04/2008 | Signed by President |
| 03/11/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 565 (effective 7/1/08) |
| 03/17/2008 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0565) |