Elections; administrative matters and duties of electoral board and general registrar. (SB566)

Introduced By

Sen. Steve Martin (R-Chesterfield)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Elections, administrative matters, and duties of the electoral board and general registrar.  Provides for certain administrative efficiencies: permits general registrar to administer oath to voting equipment custodians; clarifies method to give notice of change in location of general registrar's office; modernizes procedures to give public notice of registration times and primaries; and permits absentee ballot envelopes to be opened before election day so long as the ballots are placed in a secure ballot container and no count is initiated. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/17/2012Presented and ordered printed
01/17/2012Presented and ordered printed 12103716D
01/17/2012Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/19/2012Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns and Elections
01/26/2012Impact statement from DPB (SB566)
02/07/2012Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2012Read second time
02/10/2012Reading of amendments waived
02/10/2012Committee amendments agreed to
02/10/2012Engrossed by Senate as amended SB566E
02/10/2012Printed as engrossed 12103716D-E
02/13/2012Impact statement from DPB (SB566E)
02/13/2012Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2012Placed on Calendar
02/15/2012Read first time
02/15/2012Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/16/2012Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee
02/21/2012Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
02/24/2012Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/27/2012Read second time
02/28/2012Read third time
02/28/2012Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/28/2012VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2012Enrolled
03/02/2012Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB566ER)
03/02/2012Signed by Speaker
03/05/2012Impact statement from DPB (SB566ER)
03/05/2012Signed by President
03/30/2012G Approved by Governor-Chapter 486 (effective 7/1/12)
03/30/2012G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0486)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB623.