Presidential elections; number of officers of election and ballot scanner machines. (SB1062)

Introduced By

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg)

Progress

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

Description

Election administration; presidential elections; officers of election and ballot scanner machines. Requires any precinct having more than 4,000 registered voters to have not less than five officers of election serving at a presidential election and requires the electoral board to appoint additional officers as may be needed to comply with this requirement. The bill also requires the governing body of a county or city that uses ballot scanner machines at elections to provide for any precinct having more than 4,000 registered voters not less than two such machines at a presidential election. Current law requires not less than three officers of election and at least one ballot scanner machine at each precinct. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/13/2015Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100745D
01/13/2015Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/22/2015Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns
01/22/2015Impact statement from DPB (SB1062)
01/27/2015Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2015Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2015Read second time and engrossed
02/02/2015Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2015Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2015Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2015Placed on Calendar
02/06/2015Read first time
02/06/2015Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/06/2015Assigned P & E sub: Elections
02/12/2015Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
02/13/2015Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2015Read second time
02/17/2015Read third time
02/17/2015Committee amendment agreed to
02/17/2015Engrossed by House as amended
02/17/2015Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/17/2015VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2015House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2015Enrolled
02/24/2015Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1062ER)
02/24/2015Impact statement from DPB (SB1062ER)
02/24/2015Signed by Speaker
02/26/2015G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, March 30, 2015
02/26/2015Signed by President
02/26/2015Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/26/15
02/26/2015G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
03/26/2015G Approved by Governor-Chapter 667 (effective 7/1/15)
03/26/2015G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0667)

Comments

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