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CS/HB 1005: Voting Systems

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Byrd ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alexander ; Ausley ; Davis ; Drake ; Driskell ; Gregory ; Hill ; Joseph ; Slosberg ; Trumbull

Voting Systems; Revises timeframes for testing of automated tabulating equipment; revises procedures governing canvassing of returns to specify usage of voting system's automatic tabulating equipment; specifies when ballots must be processed through automatic tabulating equipment in recount; specifies manner manual recount may be conducted; revises requirements for hardware or software used in manual recount; authorizes overvotes & undervotes to be identified & sorted physically or digitally in manual recount.

Effective Date: 1/1/2021
Last Action: 6/29/2020 - Chapter No. 2020-109
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/18/2019 House • Filed
    1/3/2020 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 86
    1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 86
    1/27/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee, 01/29/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
    1/29/2020 House • Favorable by Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 464
    • Now in Public Integrity and Ethics Committee -HJ 464
    2/4/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Public Integrity and Ethics Committee, 02/06/20, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
    2/6/2020 House • Favorable by Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 526
    • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 526
    2/18/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/20/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
    2/20/2020 House • CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -HJ 639
    2/21/2020 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    2/24/2020 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 638
    • CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 635
    3/3/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20
    3/6/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 891
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/9/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 967
    • CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 967
    3/9/2020 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations -SJ 557
    • Received -SJ 557
    3/10/2020 Senate • Withdrawn from Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations -SJ 584
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/SB 1312 -SJ 584
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 584
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/11/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 672
    • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 672
    3/11/2020 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1128
    6/17/2020 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/27/2020 • Approved by Governor
    6/29/2020 • Chapter No. 2020-109

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  • CS/HB 1005, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/11/2020 at 6:22 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1312 (c1) Voting Systems Montford Identical Last Action: 3/10/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1005 (Ch. 2020-109) -SJ 584
    S 1372 (c2) Elections Brandes Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1005 (Ch. 2020-109)

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    97.021 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    101.5612 Testing of tabulating equipment. Page 2 (pdf)
    101.5614 Canvass of returns. Page 4 (pdf)
    102.141 County canvassing board; duties. Page 5 (pdf)
    102.166 Manual recounts of overvotes and undervotes. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1005, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/21/2020 at 2:53 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1312 (c1) Voting Systems Montford Identical Last Action: 3/10/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1005 (Ch. 2020-109) -SJ 584
    S 1372 (c2) Elections Brandes Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1005 (Ch. 2020-109)

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    762410 - Amendment
    Before line 26 insert:
    Brandes 3/9/2020
    5:53 PM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    3/10/2020
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/9/2020 4:58 PM House 118 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/11/2020 4:03 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    97.021 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    101.5612 Testing of tabulating equipment. Page 2 (pdf)
    101.5614 Canvass of returns. Page 4 (pdf)
    102.141 County canvassing board; duties. Page 5 (pdf)
    102.166 Manual recounts of overvotes and undervotes. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • HB 1005, Original Filed Version Posted 12/18/2019 at 3:08 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/29/2020 (pdf)
    Public Integrity and Ethics Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2020 (pdf)
    State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/21/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1312 Voting Systems Montford Similar Last Action: 3/10/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1005 (Ch. 2020-109) -SJ 584

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    266947 - Amendment
    Remove line 179 and insert:
    Byrd 2/19/2020
    5:48 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/20/2020
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    97.021 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    101.5614 Canvass of returns. Page 2 (pdf)
    102.141 County canvassing board; duties. Page 3 (pdf)
    102.166 Manual recounts of overvotes and undervotes. Page 5 (pdf)

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