CS/SB 962: Voting Systems [LPCC]
GENERAL BILL by Ethics and Elections ; Constantine ; Justice
Voting Systems [LPCC]; authorizes use of ballot-on-demand technology to produce certain marksense ballots; requires all voting to be by marksense ballot; provides exemption for voters with disabilities; requires use of certain marksense ballots for pre-election testing; requiring post-election, random audits of voting systems; authorizes Dept. of State to purchase optical scan voting equipment & ballot-on-demand equipment for certain counties, etc. Amends Ch. 101. APPROPRIATION: $27,861,850.
Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/4/2007 Senate - Died in Committee on Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 537 (Ch. 2007-30)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/4/2007 Senate - Died in Committee on Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 537 (Ch. 2007-30)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/26/2007 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 2/8/2007 | Senate |
• Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Rules |
| 3/6/2007 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Rules -SJ 00058 |
| 4/5/2007 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 04/10/07, 9:30 am, 412-K --Workshop-Discussed |
| 4/12/2007 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 04/17/07, 2:00 pm, 412-K |
| 4/17/2007 | Senate |
• CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00491; CS read 1st time on 04/19/07 -SJ 00492 |
| 4/19/2007 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2); Remaining references corrected to Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00516; Now in Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations |
| 5/4/2007 | Senate |
• Died in Committee on Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 537 (Ch. 2007-30) |