HB 1859 (2003) -  Elections

General Bill by Procedures (CO-SPONSORS) Hogan; Bense
Elections: Eliminates the witness on absentee ballots; revises the Voter’s Certificate; provides for early voting; requires the Department of State to establish by rule minimum standards for operation of early voting locations; provides for testing of the automatic tabulating equipment prior to the commencement of early voting; provides for the examination of the voting device and ballot information during early voting; requires the Department of State to establish by rule minimum standards for poll workers; encourages county governments to reassign county employees as poll workers; requires the supervisors of elections to work to recruit high school and college students as poll workers; requires the Department of State to develop a statewide program to recruit poll workers; provides for earlier qualifying for nomination or election to public office, earlier filing of the oath to qualify by the alternative method, and earlier primary elections; provides for additional campaign finance reporting periods.
Effective Date: This act shall take effect January 1, 2004
Last Event: Died on Second Reading Calendar on Friday, May 2, 2003 6:15 PM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB PC-03-09 recommended by:
    Procedures

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1355 Subject: Early Voting Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 234 Subject: Second Primary Election Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1544 Subject: Primary Elections Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1732 Subject: Early Voting Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Procedures 4/25/2003 5:13:16 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died on Second Reading Calendar Time: 05/02/2003 - 6:15 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/25/2003 - 9:30 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/25/2003 - 9:30 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill withdrawn from Appropriations Time: 04/25/2003 - 9:30 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill now in Appropriations Time: 04/15/2003 - 5:15 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Appropriations Time: 04/15/2003 - 5:15 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/14/2003 - 11:34 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Filed timely Time: 04/14/2003 - 11:34 AM Member: Committee: Procedures Version:

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
97.021 HB 1861, HB 1909
99.061 HB 1909
99.095 HB 1909
99.0955 HB 1909
99.096 HB 1909
100.061
100.091
101.5612
101.5613
101.6103
101.62 HB 1355, HB 1861, HB 1909
101.64 HB 1861
101.65 HB 1861
101.657 HB 395, HB 1355, HB 1861
101.68
102.014
102.141 HB 1861, HB 1909
105.031 HB 1909
106.07 HB 291, HB 1007, HB 1909
125.01 HB 533, HB 939 CS, HB 1163, HB 1861