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SB 536: Elections/Supervisor of Elections [GPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Justice

Elections/Supervisor of Elections [GPSC]; Requires that a supervisor of elections in each county be elected in a nonpartisan election. Requires that candidates for the office of supervisor of elections pay a specified qualifying fee, subscribe to an oath, and file certain items with said supervisor before the end of the qualifying period. Requires that space be made available on a general election ballot for an elector to write in the name of a write-in candidate for said office, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2009
Last Action: 5/2/2009 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/6/2009 Senate • Filed
1/23/2009 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Rules
2/9/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 02/17/09, 1:30 pm, 412-K
2/17/2009 Senate • Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 5 NAYS 4
2/18/2009 Senate • Now in Community Affairs
2/26/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/03/09, 2:00 pm, 412-K
3/3/2009 Senate • Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Community Affairs; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Rules -SJ 00036; On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 02/17/09, 1:30 pm, 412-K; Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 5 NAYS 4 -SJ 00117; Now in Community Affairs -SJ 00117; On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/03/09, 2:00 pm, 412-K; Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 3 -SJ 00140
3/4/2009 Senate • Now in Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00140
5/2/2009 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations