Electronic voting equipment; State Board of Elections to design pilot program. (SB272)
Introduced By
Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-Arlington)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Elections; a pilot program to test electronic voting equipment and paper record requirements; audits of voting equipment. Requires the State Board of Elections to design a pilot program to test electronic voting equipment and voter-verified records of votes and to provide for audits of voting equipment. As passed, the bill requires the Board to consult technical experts in the design of the program and makes implementation contingent on funds being appropriated for the program. This is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee Studying Voting Equipment established pursuant to House Joint Resolution 174 (2004) and Senate Joint Resolution 371 (2005). Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2006 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 063221332 |
01/10/2006 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/31/2006 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/31/2006 | Rereferred to Finance |
02/02/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from DPB (SB272) |
02/08/2006 | Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2006 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
02/09/2006 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2006 | Read second time |
02/10/2006 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/10/2006 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/10/2006 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB272E |
02/10/2006 | Printed as engrossed 063221332-E |
02/13/2006 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
02/13/2006 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2006 | Communicated to House |
02/14/2006 | Placed on Calendar |
02/14/2006 | Read first time |
02/14/2006 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/17/2006 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2006 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/21/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from DPB (SB272E) |
02/24/2006 | Assigned App. sub: General Government and Technology (Wardrup) |
03/06/2006 | Continued to 2007 in Appropriations |