BILL · 2005–06 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6242

SB 6242: Voting equipment

Ensuring equipment accessibility for voters with visual impairments.

Summary

The requirement that voting devices and vote tallying systems be tested, certified, and used in at least one other state or election jurisdiction prior to approval by the SOS is removed. Instead, devices and systems must be tested and certified by an independent testing authority designated by the United States Election Assistance Commission.

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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

AN ACT Relating to voting equipment;

No recorded floor votes.

Feb 24, 2006Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 6242)
Feb 24, 2006Senate Rules "X" file.
Feb 1, 2006Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6242)
Feb 1, 2006GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6242)
Feb 1, 2006GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Feb 1, 2006Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Jan 9, 2006First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.
Jan 6, 2006Prefiled for introduction.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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