2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 677

File Code: Elections
Sponsored By:
Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Elections, State Board of)
Entitled:
Election Law - Ballots - Nomination of Candidates and Certification of Questions

Synopsis:

Allowing a new political party to nominate its candidates in accordance with party rules if the party does not nominate candidates by primary election; clarifying the manner in which political parties may fill specified vacancies; providing that, unless a board of education race is partisan, a candidate may not qualify by petition or party nomination; removing a specified exception regarding the certification of specified questions; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Ways and Means
2/9
Hearing 2/24 at 2:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
3/22
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/24
Motion Reconsider Second Reading (Delegate Hixson) Adopted

Floor Committee Amendment Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (126-1)
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/30
Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/7
Favorable
Special Order 4/11 (Senator Dyson) Adopted

Sponsored by:

Ways & Means Comm., Chairman
Departmental
Elections, State Board of

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BALLOTS
EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING
PETITIONS
POLITICAL CANDIDATES
POLITICAL PARTIES
REFERENDUM

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Election Law
( 4-102 , 5-701 , 5-702 , 5-703 , 5-703.1 , 5-1003 , 5-1004 , 5-1102 , 7-103 , 8-803 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 445763/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 2005   at: 12:21 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 25, 2005: Third Reading Passed (126-1)