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SENATE BILL 713

File Code: Elections
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 244

Sponsored By:
Senators Hollinger, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kelley, Kittleman, Mooney, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

Entitled:
Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter-Verified Paper Records

Synopsis:

Requiring that specified voting systems produce a paper record of a voter's ballot choices and provide the voter with an opportunity to inspect the paper record before casting a final vote; requiring that the paper records be preserved at the polling place in a specified manner and for specified purposes; requiring that voting systems be accessible to specified individuals with disabilities; requiring specified comparisons and audits of specified ballots after an election; requiring specified notice and demonstrations; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/3
First Reading Budget and Taxation
2/9
Re-assigned Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/1
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 4/5 (Senator Hogan) Adopted
4/2
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 4/7 (Senator Middleton) Adopted
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Schrader)
Special Order 4/10 (Senator Currie) Adopted
House Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Jim Brochin, District 42
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Allan H. Kittleman, District 9
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AUDITORS AND AUDITS
BALLOTS
COMPUTERS -see also- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC GOVMNT.
DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL
ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING
ELECTIONS SUPERVISORS
ELECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
NOTICES
PUBLIC INFORMATION
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Election Law
( 1-101 , 9-101 , 9-101.1 , 9-102 , 9-103 )

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):
Senate
Number: 014332/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2006   at: 1:08 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 653126/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2006   at: 1:09 p.m.     Status: Special Ordered


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