Introduced
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To establish that signatures on a petition to amend the constitution must be collected within the 180 days before the measure is submitted. Under current law there is a presumption that an older signature is void, but this can be rebutted in an administrative procedure. The bill would remove that "rebuttable presumption" language, making older signatures void without qualification.
Referred to the Committee on Elections and Government Reform
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
To move up date the proposed law would go into effect, meaning marijuana legalization and anti-fracking petition drives underway in early 2016 would be impacted.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 26 to 10 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Elections
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered
To make the effective starting in 2017, which would mean marijuana legalization and anti-fracking petition drives underway in the spring of 2016 would not be impacted.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To allow signatures collected within the past year to be included on ballot initiative petitions.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To repeal a law that allows voters to remain in the polling booth for not more than two minutes, at the discretion of election inspectors.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4724 meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4724 would allow no-reason absentee voting.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To make the effective starting in 2017, which would mean marijuana legalization and anti-fracking petition drives underway in the spring of 2016 would not be impacted.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 57 to 52 (details)
To establish that signatures on a petition to amend the constitution must be collected within the 180 days before the measure is submitted. Under current law there is a presumption that an older signature is void, but this can be rebutted in an administrative procedure. The bill would remove that "rebuttable presumption" language, making older signatures void without qualification. The House concurred with the Senate on giving the bill immediate effect, which would mean marijuana legalization and anti-fracking petition drives underway in the spring of 2016 would be impacted.
