remove the requirement for a ballot election in township elections if candidates are unopposed.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Feb 2020
Introduced Jan 30, 2020
Signed Feb 25, 2020
Floor votes · House Feb 5, 2020
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Feb 25, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on February 24, 2020 H.J. 373
executive
Feb 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 0. S.J. 230
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Local Government Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0.
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Local Government S.J. 157
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 61, NAYS 5. H.J. 184
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Local Government Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0.
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Introduced
First read in House and referred to House Local Government H.J. 106
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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