Voting; handling of overvoted ballots, counting device to receive and count certain ballots. (SB1027)
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Voting; overvoted ballots. Provides, in the case of ballots that are inserted into an electronic counting device, that if a ballot is found to have voted for a greater number of names for one office than the number of persons required to fill the office, the ballot shall be considered void only for that office and the votes for other offices on the ballot are to be counted. Paper ballots already are handled in this manner. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101743D |
| 01/08/2013 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/21/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1027) |
| 01/29/2013 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/31/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/01/2013 | Read second time |
| 02/01/2013 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/01/2013 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/01/2013 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1027E |
| 02/01/2013 | Printed as engrossed 13101743D-E |
| 02/04/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1027E) |
| 02/04/2013 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2013 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/06/2013 | Read first time |
| 02/06/2013 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 02/06/2013 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee |
| 02/12/2013 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 02/15/2013 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2013 | Read second time |
| 02/19/2013 | Read third time |
| 02/19/2013 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 02/19/2013 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2013 | Enrolled |
| 02/22/2013 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1027ER) |
| 02/22/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1027ER) |
| 02/22/2013 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/23/2013 | Signed by President |
| 03/16/2013 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 469 (effective 7/1/13) |
| 03/16/2013 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0469) |