SENATE BILL 122

Sponsored By:

Senators Collins and Craig (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 votes, in the case of a question, if the margin of difference between the number of votes cast for and the number cast against the question is 0.1% or less.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/21

First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

1/23

Hearing 2/5 at 1:00 p.m.

3/9

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs

3/10

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/12

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

4/6

Return Passed

5/21

Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed

House Action

3/13

First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

3/18

Hearing 3/31 at 1:15 p.m.

4/2

Favorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters

3/31

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/1

Third Reading Passed (136-0)

Sponsored by:

Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6

Senator David R. Craig, District 34

Election Code, Comm. to Revise the

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

( 12-106 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 054914/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 10, 1998   at: 12:16 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 12, 1998: Third Reading Passed (46-0)

House

April 1, 1998: Third Reading Passed (136-0)