HOUSE BILL 122

Sponsored By:

Delegates Arnick and Getty (Commission to Revise the Election Code)

Entitled:

Election Laws - Recount - Waiver of Cost

Synopsis:

Providing for an automatic recount of the votes cast in an election if the difference in the number of votes received by the two candidates with the highest vote totals for an office is 0.1% or less of the total votes cast for those candidates; and providing for an automatic recount of the votes cast in an election in the case of a question if the difference between the number of votes cast for and the number cast against the question is 0.1% or less.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/16

First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

1/21

Hearing 2/3 at 1:15 p.m.

2/23

Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters

2/24

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

2/27

Third Reading Passed (139-0)

4/2

Return Passed

5/21

Signed by the Governor Chapter 666

Senate Action

3/2

First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

4/2

Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs

4/3

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/6

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7

Election Code, Comm. to Revise the

Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMPAIGN FINANCING; VOTING

POLITICAL CANDIDATES

VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Article - 33 Election Code

( 12-107 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 206460/3 (PDF)     Offered on: February 24, 1998   at: 10:07 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

February 27, 1998: Third Reading Passed (139-0)

Senate

April 6, 1998: Third Reading Passed (47-0)