HB 244 - Elections and voting; amend provisions

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Current Status

04/22/05 - House Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to amend certain definitions; to authorize the Secretary of State to provide copies of the general election ballot and questions on compact disc or other media or an Internet website; to clarify the meaning of governing authority; to authorize the Secretary of State to review ballots for use on DRE units; to provide for certain training for poll officers; to change municipal qualifying periods; to provide that a candidate shall use the surname shown on such candidate's voter registration card when qualifying for office; to provide that the form of a candidate's name cannot be changed after the candidate qualifies; to provide for the offense of conspiracy to commit election fraud; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
03/11/05 08:35 PM House Vote #264 069 092 008 011 TABLE
03/11/05 08:38 PM House Vote #266 105 055 009 011 PREV QUES
03/11/05 08:42 PM House Vote #267 066 096 007 011 Object Withdraw CS GovA
03/11/05 08:51 PM House Vote #268 101 062 006 011 Rules Com Sub
03/11/05 08:53 PM House Vote #269 098 065 006 011 PASS
03/29/05 07:04 PM Senate Vote #440 022 028 001 005 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY SENATOR FROM THE 10TH TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/29/05 07:05 PM Senate Vote #441 020 031 000 005 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #2 BY SENATOR FROM THE 10TH TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/29/05 07:07 PM Senate Vote #442 020 031 000 005 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #3 BY SENATOR FROM THE 10TH TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/29/05 07:09 PM Senate Vote #443 018 032 001 005 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #4 BY SENATOR FROM THE 10TH TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/29/05 07:10 PM Senate Vote #444 019 031 001 005 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #5 BY SENATOR FROM THE 41ST TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/29/05 07:11 PM Senate Vote #445 020 030 001 005 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #6 BY SENATOR FROM THE 41ST TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/29/05 07:13 PM Senate Vote #446 021 030 000 005 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #7 BY SENATOR FROM THE 43RD TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/29/05 07:14 PM Senate Vote #447 019 031 001 005 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #8 BY SENATOR FROM THE 35TH TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/29/05 07:16 PM Senate Vote #448 020 031 000 005 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #9 BY SENATOR FROM THE 35TH TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/29/05 07:17 PM Senate Vote #449 019 031 001 005 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #10 BY SENATOR FROM THE 35TH TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/29/05 07:19 PM Senate Vote #450 021 030 000 005 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #12 BY SENATOR FROM THE 35TH TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/29/05 07:20 PM Senate Vote #451 046 004 000 006 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #13 BY SENATOR FROM THE 37TH TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/29/05 07:22 PM Senate Vote #452 019 031 000 006 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #15 BY SENATOR FROM THE 36TH TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/29/05 07:23 PM Senate Vote #453 020 031 000 005 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #16 BY SENATOR FROM THE 23RD TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/29/05 07:24 PM Senate Vote #454 020 031 000 005 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #17 BY SENATOR FROM THE 26TH TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/29/05 07:26 PM Senate Vote #455 021 030 000 005 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #19 BY SENATOR FROM THE 42ND TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/29/05 07:28 PM Senate Vote #456 020 031 000 005 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #20 BY SENATOR FROM THE 33RD TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/29/05 07:32 PM Senate Vote #457 031 020 000 005 PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
03/31/05 01:01 PM House Vote #497 111 033 033 003 Insist & Appt CC
03/31/05 04:55 PM House Vote #510 091 075 009 005 ADOPT CCR
03/31/05 04:56 PM House Vote #511 076 092 007 005 RECON
03/31/05 10:01 PM Senate Vote #564 033 019 001 003 MOTION FOR THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
03/31/05 10:03 PM Senate Vote #565 031 020 002 003 ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
02/02/2005 House First Readers
02/03/2005 House Second Readers
03/03/2005 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/11/2005 House Third Readers
03/11/2005 House Third Readers
03/11/2005 House Passed/Adopted
03/11/2005 House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
03/12/2005 Senate Read and Referred
03/22/2005 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/22/2005 Senate Read Second Time
03/29/2005 Senate Third Read
03/29/2005 Senate Passed/Adopted
03/31/2005 House Disagrees Senate Amend/Sub
03/31/2005 Senate Insists
03/31/2005 House Insists
03/31/2005 House Conference Committee Appointed
03/31/2005 Senate Conference Committee Appointed
03/31/2005 House Conference Committee Report Adopted
03/31/2005 Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
04/11/2005 House Sent to Governor
04/22/2005 House Date Signed by Governor
04/22/2005 Act 53
07/01/2005 Effective Date

Footnotes

3/11/05 Modified Structured Rule
Passed House by Committee on Rules Substitute
Rule 33.7
3/22/05 Minority Report filed in Senate