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CS/HB 917: Elections

GENERAL BILL by Election Reform ; Stafford ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brown ; Boyd

Elections; provides for municipal recall petitions to be attested to by witness; removes determination of facial validity by clerk; provides alternative procedure for voting by absentee ballot; eliminates requirement that election boards be composed of three inspectors & a clerk & requirement that pollworkers be trained at formal classes; provides for deputy sheriff to be present at each polling place, etc. Amends 100.361, 101.657, 102.012,.021,.031.

Effective Date: 07/01/2000
Last Action: 6/7/2000 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-249
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/31/2000 House • Prefiled
2/10/2000 House • Referred to Election Reform (PRC); Governmental Operations (PRC)
3/6/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Election Reform (PRC), 03/08/00, 1:00 pm, 24-H
3/7/2000 House • Introduced, referred to Election Reform (PRC); Governmental Operations (PRC) -HJ 00062; On Committee agenda-- Election Reform (PRC), 03/08/00, 1:00 pm, 24-H
3/8/2000 House • Comm. Action: CS by Election Reform (PRC); YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -HJ 00291
3/15/2000 House • CS read first time on 03/15/00 -HJ 00288
3/14/2000 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113 -HJ 00291
3/20/2000 House • Now in Governmental Operations (PRC) -HJ 00291
3/28/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Operations (PRC), 03/30/00, 9:15 am, 317-C
3/30/2000 House • Comm. Action:-Favorable by Governmental Operations (PRC); YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -HJ 00417
3/31/2000 House • Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar -HJ 00417
4/24/2000 House • Placed on General Calendar
• Placed on Special Order Calendar
4/20/2000 House • Objection filed
4/26/2000 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar
4/28/2000 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 01118; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01118
5/3/2000 House • Read third time -HJ 01457; CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 01457
5/3/2000 Senate • In Messages
5/4/2000 Senate • Received, referred to Ethics and Elections -SJ 01148; Immediately withdrawn from Ethics and Elections -SJ 01086; Substituted for CS/SB 270 -SJ 01086; Read second time -SJ 01086
5/5/2000 Senate • Read third time -SJ 01355; CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 01356
5/5/2000 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 02440
5/26/2000 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/7/2000 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-249