Margaret Ransone
- Republican
Primary
Polling places; location requirements; waiver in certain circumstances. Provides that in the event that there is no suitable building that could be used for a polling place within a precinct or within one mile of the precinct boundary, the general registrar or the governing body of the locality may request from the Department of Elections a waiver to establish a polling place that does not meet the location requirements. The bill provides that the Department shall grant such a waiver and may impose any conditions on the waiver that it deems necessary or appropriate to ensure accessibility and security of the polling place and compliance with any other requirements of state or federal law.
Polling places; location requirements; waiver in certain circumstances. Provides that in the event that there is no suitable building that could be used for a polling place within a precinct or within one mile of the precinct boundary, the general registrar or the governing body of the locality may request from the Department of Elections a waiver to establish a polling place that does not meet the location requirements. The bill provides that the Department shall grant such a waiver and may impose any conditions on the waiver that it deems necessary or appropriate to ensure accessibility and security of the polling place.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 5 (effective 7/1/22)
Impact statement from DPB (HB195ER)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 24, 2022
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 17, 2022
Enrolled
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
VOTE: Adoption (92-Y 8-N)
Senate substitute agreed to by House 22106358D-S1 (92-Y 8-N)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB195S1
Committee substitute agreed to 22106358D-S1
Read third time
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
Reading of substitute waived
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB195S1)
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Committee substitute printed 22106358D-S1
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Constitutional reading dispensed
Read third time and passed House (86-Y 13-N)
VOTE: Passage (86-Y 13-N)
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Privileges and Elections (20-Y 1-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB195)
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101098D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101098D | PDF HTML |
| Committee substitute printed 22106358D-S1 | PDF HTML |
| HB195ER | PDF HTML |
| CHAP0005 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB195FER122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB195FS1122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB195F122.PDF |
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