SB 500 - 2006 Georgia Accuracy in Elections Act; permanent paper record of votes; provide for pilot program/electronic voting

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Committees

Current Status

04/28/06 - Senate Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a short title; to amend Part 5 of Article 9 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electronic recording voting systems, so as to require all electronic recording voting systems to produce a permanent paper record of the votes recorded on such systems for each voter; to provide that voters have an opportunity to verify such record after voting; to provide for certain storage devices for such systems; to provide that such paper records be retained for use in recounts and election challenge proceedings; to provide for procedures for voting on electronic recording voting systems; to provide for a pilot program during the 2006 November general election and any runoff therefrom in certain counties; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
03/06/06 11:35 AM Senate Vote #741 051 000 000 005 PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
03/24/06 10:49 AM House Vote #980 063 091 021 005 Drenner AM 28 0708
03/24/06 10:50 AM House Vote #981 160 000 016 004 PASS
03/30/06 08:11 PM House Vote #1137 151 000 026 003 ADOPT CCR
03/30/06 10:27 PM Senate Vote #1190 049 001 004 002 ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
02/02/2006 Senate Read and Referred
02/13/2006 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
02/14/2006 Senate Read Second Time
02/22/2006 Senate Recommitted
02/28/2006 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/06/2006 Senate Third Read
03/06/2006 Senate Passed/Adopted
03/08/2006 House First Readers
03/09/2006 House Second Readers
03/22/2006 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/24/2006 House Third Readers
03/24/2006 House Passed/Adopted
03/27/2006 Senate Disagrees House Amend/Sub
03/28/2006 House Insists
03/28/2006 Senate Conference Committee Appointed
03/28/2006 House Conference Committee Appointed
03/30/2006 House Conference Committee Report Adopted
03/30/2006 Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
04/10/2006 Senate Sent to Governor
04/28/2006 Senate Date Signed by Governor
04/28/2006 Act 646
04/28/2006 Effective Date

Footnotes

2/22/06 Withdrawn from General Calendar by Rules Committee and committed to State and Local Governmental Operations (G) in Senate 3/28/06 Senate Conferees: 27, 38, 18