SENATE BILL 139

Sponsored By:

Senators Teitelbaum and Sfikas

Entitled:

Election Laws - Judges of Election - Declines

Synopsis:

Allowing a certain number of election judges to be "declines" if the number of judges for a precinct is 8 or more; defining a "decline" as a voter who has declined to affiliate with a political party; requiring a board of supervisors of elections to first make an effort to appoint as election judges registered voters who belong to the majority party or the principal minority party; etc.

Legislative History

Senate Action

1/12

First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

1/17

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

2/13

Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs

2/14

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

2/16

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

3/29

Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments

Senate Requests House Recede

Conference Committee Appointed ...

Teitelbaum, Collins, Craig

4/4

Conference Committee Report Adopted

Third Reading Passed (42-1)

4/2

Passed Enrolled

4/30

Signed by the Governor Chapter 112

House Action

2/19

First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

3/6

Hearing 3/21 at 1:15 p.m.

3/25

Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters

3/24

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/26

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-2)

3/31

House Refuses to Recede

Conference Committee Appointed ...

Bobo, Mandel, Malone

4/2

Conference Committee Report Adopted

Third Reading Passed (116-2)

Sponsored by:

Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS, CAMPAIGN FINANCING, VOTING

ELECTIONS, SUPERVISORS OF

JUDGES

POLITICAL PARTIES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 33 Election Code

( 1-1 , 1-1 , 2-7 , 2-8 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 246940/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 26, 1996 at: 10:43 Status: Adopted