ELEC CD-SIGNATURE VERIFICATION
Summary
Amends the Election Code. Provides that, if a statewide projection of valid signatures on a petition for a statewide advisory public question establishes a total number of valid petition signatures greater than 95.0% of the minimum number of signatures required to qualify the proposed statewide advisory public question (now, to qualify the proposed Constitutional amendment or statewide advisory public question) for the ballot, the results of the sample shall be considered inconclusive and the State Board of Elections shall issue a final order declaring the petition to be valid. Effective immediately.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2012
Committee Review
Apr 2012
House Passage
May 2012
Senate Passage
May 2012
Vetoed
Nov 2012
Introduced Mar 22, 2012
Vetoed Nov 29, 2012
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2012 · House Mar 21, 2012
How they voted
53–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 58
May 22, 2012
D
Democratic34
94% Yea
R
Republican24
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Nov 29, 2012
Vetoed
Bill Dead - No Positive Action Taken - Amendatory Veto
Nov 14, 2012
Vetoed
Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto November 14, 2012
Aug 17, 2012
Vetoed
Governor Amendatory Veto
May 22, 2012
House · Passed
Passed Both Houses
May 22, 2012
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (53-0-5)
Apr 26, 2012
Senate · Reported by committee
Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
Apr 11, 2012
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned to Executive
Mar 23, 2012
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Assignments
Mar 22, 2012
Senate · Introduced
Arrive in Senate
Mar 21, 2012
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (107-0-11)
Mar 6, 2012
House · Reported by committee
Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 007-000-000
Feb 27, 2012
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
Feb 8, 2012
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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