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Legislation


2004 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 393

File Code: Elections Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 53
Sponsored By:
Senators Harris, Greenip, Hollinger, Conway, Britt, Dyson, Grosfeld, Pinsky, Stone, Colburn, Schrader, and Brochin
Entitled:
Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter-Verified Paper Records

Synopsis:

Requiring that any voting system that does not use a document ballot produce a paper record of a voter's ballot choices and provide the voter with an opportunity to inspect the paper record; requiring that the paper records be preserved at the polling place in a manner similar to document ballots so that the paper records may later be used in a manual recount if necessary; providing that the Act shall apply to elections occurring on or after November 1, 2004; and providing that the Governor shall allocate specified resources.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/18
Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Stone) Adopted
3/24
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment Adopted
Special Order 3/29 (Senator Currie) Adopted
3/29
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 3/30 (Senator Stone) Adopted
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Hollinger) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/31
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House Action
3/31
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/8
Re-referred Ways and Means
Hearing 4/9 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored by:
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Jim Brochin, District 42
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Sandra B. Schrader, District 13
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING
ELECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
GOVERNOR
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Election Law
( 1-101 , 9-107 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 294733/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 2004   at: 10:20 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 553823/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 30, 2004   at: 11:38 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 31, 2004: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
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