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Legislation


2010 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 240

File Code: Elections Prior Year Introduction As: SB 1067/09 - EHE
Sponsored By:
Senators Conway, Dyson, Brinkley, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Lenett, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, and Stone
Entitled:
Election Law - Petition Signatures

Synopsis:

Repealing provisions requiring an individual to sign the individual's name on a petition in a specified manner; providing that the petition signature of an individual shall be validated and counted if the identity of the individual reasonably can be determined in accordance with specified requirements; prohibiting an election authority from invalidating a petition signature under specified circumstances; requiring an individual's name on a petition to match exactly the individual's surname of registration; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
1/22
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
1/27
Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
2/12
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
4/12
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator David C. Harrington, District 47
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Elections -see also- Ballots; Camp Financ; Pol Cands; Voting
Elections Supervisors
Elections, State Board of
Petitions
Signatures

Bill affects the following Statute:

Election Law
( 6-203 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments: None offered
Committee Votes :
Senate
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
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