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