04RS HB306

HB306

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HB 306 (BR 882) - A. Arnold, J. Comer, M. Harmon

     AN ACT relating to elections.
     Amend KRS 117.035 to require a member of a county board of elections who is appointed by the State Board of Elections to resign if he or she is a candidate for office; amend KRS 117.345 to delete the approval requirement for a precinct containing less than 350 voters; amend KRS 117.187 to include disability awareness and provisional voting in the list of training topics for election officers; amend KRS 117.235 to prohibit the creation of a checkoff list or recording the identity of voters in the voting room.

HB 306 - AMENDMENTS


     HCS - Retain original provisions, except create new section of KRS Chapter 117 to prohibit use of a checkoff list or recording identity of voters in the voting room.

     SCS (1) - Retain original provisions; amend KRS 118.365 to exempt independent candidates for federal office from filing a statement-of-candidacy form; amend KRS 118.367 to provide that independent candidates for federal office shall not be required to file a statement-of-candidacy form; and amend KRS 118.176 to require a challenge of the bona fides of a candidate for President and Vice President to be brought in Franklin Circuit Court; EMERGENCY.

     SCS (2) - Retain original provisions, except permit challengers to have a checkoff list in the voting room; amend KRS 118.365 to exempt independent candidates for federal office from filing a statement-of-candidacy form; amend KRS 118.367 to provide that independent candidates for federal office shall not be required to file a statement-of-candidacy form; EMERGENCY.

     SCA (1/Title, A. Robinson) - Make title amendment.

     SFA (1, A. Robinson) - Exempt candidates for city offices, members of boards of education, and supervisors of soil and water conservation districts from requirement of filing state of candidacy form.

     Jan 15-introduced in House
     Jan 16-to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
     Jan 20-posted in committee
     Jan 29-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
     Jan 30-2nd reading, to Rules
     Feb 2-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 3, 2004
     Feb 3-3rd reading, passed 91-0 with Committee Substitute
     Feb 4-received in Senate
     Feb 9-to State and Local Government (S)
     Mar 9-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
     Mar 10-2nd reading, to Rules
     Mar 15-posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 16, 2004
     Mar 16-passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
     Mar 17-taken from the Consent Orders of the Day; recommitted to State and Local Government (S)
     Mar 23-reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (2) as a Consent Bill
     Mar 24-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 25, 2004
     Mar 25-floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute (2) ; passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
     Mar 26-3rd reading; Committee Substitute (1) withdrawn; committee amendment (1-title) ruled out of order ; passed 34-0 with Committee Substitute (2), floor amendment (1) ; committee title amendment reconsidered; committee amendment (1-title) adopted
     Mar 29-received in House; to Rules (H)


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