IN HB1004 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Enrolled on February 23 2012 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-16 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on February 23 2012 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-16 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Provides that if there is a contested election for any office of a municipality, all nominees for each office must be shown on the ballot. Authorizes a county election board to provide by resolution adopted by a unanimous vote of the members of the election board, that an election for a municipal office not be held if there is no contest for the office. Provides that such a resolution expires January 1 of the year immediately following its adoption. Authorizes a county election board to provide by resolution adopted by a unanimous vote of the members of the election board, that a municipal election may be limited to legislative body districts of the municipality where there are contests for election of members of the municipal legislative body if there are no contested offices to be elected by all the voters of the municipality. Requires that a circuit court clerk record certain information from an application for an absentee ballot in the statewide voter registration list. Provides that if a caucus called to fill a candidate vacancy or a vacancy in certain local offices does not obtain a quorum, the applicable political party county chairman or state chairman is required to fill the vacancy. Corrects a reference to the terms of office of school board members to conform the law to the amendments made during the 2011 session that provide that all elected school board members are elected at a general election. Makes a technical correction.
Title
Various election law matters.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2012-03-08 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 92 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2012-02-23 - Senate - Senate - Third reading: passed (Y: 31 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-16 - Senate - Senate - Amendment 1 (Breaux), failed (Y: 14 N: 35 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2012-01-30 - House - House - Third reading: passed (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2012-02-23 - Senate - Senate - Third reading: passed (Y: 31 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-16 - Senate - Senate - Amendment 1 (Breaux), failed (Y: 14 N: 35 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2012-01-30 - House - House - Third reading: passed (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-16 | Signed by the Governor | |
| 2012-03-09 | Signed by the President of the Senate | |
| 2012-03-09 | Signed by the President Pro Tempore | |
| 2012-03-08 | Signed by the Speaker | |
| 2012-03-08 | House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 358: yeas 92, nays 0 | |
| 2012-02-23 | Returned to the House with amendments | |
| 2012-02-23 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 235: yeas 31 and nays 19 | |
| 2012-02-16 | Amendment 1 (Breaux), failed; Roll Call 201: yeas 14, nays 35 | |
| 2012-02-16 | Second reading: ordered engrossed | |
| 2012-02-13 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted | |
| 2012-02-01 | First reading: referred to Committee on Elections | |
| 2012-01-30 | Senate sponsors: Senators Landske and Lawson | |
| 2012-01-30 | Referred to the Senate | |
| 2012-01-30 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 124: yeas 96, nays 0 | |
| 2012-01-27 | Amendment 5 (Grubb), withdrawn | |
| 2012-01-27 | Amendment 8 (Austin), ruled out of order | |
| 2012-01-27 | Amendment 11 (Richardson), prevailed; voice vote | |
| 2012-01-27 | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed | |
| 2012-01-26 | Representative Bartlett added as coauthor | |
| 2012-01-12 | Representative Koch added as coauthor | |
| 2012-01-12 | Committee report: do pass, adopted | |
| 2012-01-09 | First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment | |
| 2012-01-09 | Authored by Representative Richardson |
