Indiana Senate Bill 233 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 10-4)
Status: Enrolled on March 1 2012 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-19 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Provides that if there is a contested election for any office of a municipality, all nominees for each office must be shown on the ballot. Authorizes a county election board to provide by resolution adopted by a unanimous vote of the members of the election board, that an election for a municipal office not be held if there is no contest for the office. Provides that such a resolution expires January 1 of the year immediately following its adoption. Authorizes a county election board to provide by resolution adopted by a unanimous vote of the members of the election board, that a municipal election may be limited to legislative body districts of the municipality where there are contests for election of members of the municipal legislative body if there are no contested offices to be elected by all the voters of the municipality. Provides that a candidate filing required to be made with the election division is void if the filing is made with a county election official. Adds a cross-reference concerning the election of Republican Party precinct committeemen. Provides that a candidate's nomination by petition is not effective unless the candidate files all required documents. Provides that a petition of nomination for a candidate in a special election called by the governor must be filed not later than 74, rather than 50, days before the election. Specifies noon July 3 before election day, rather than noon on the second Tuesday in September before a general election, as the deadline for filing a certificate of nomination to replace an independent or minor party candidate nominated by petition. Provides that an official responsible for receiving a certification of candidate selection may not receive a filing of the certificate if certain other documents are offered to be filed after the deadline for the filing of the certificate.

Various election law matters.

Sen. Ronnie Alting [R]	Sen. James Arnold [D]	Sen. Vaneta Becker [R]	Sen. John Broden [D]
Sen. Michael Delph [R]	Sen. Susan Glick [R]	Sen. Randall Head [R]	Sen. Lindel Hume [D]
Sen. Timothy Lanane [D]	Sen. Dorothy Landske [R]	Sen. Connie Lawson [R]	Sen. Patricia Miller [R]
Sen. James Tomes [R]	Sen. Joseph Zakas [R]

2012-03-06 - Senate - Senate - Senate concurred in House amendments (Y: 39 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2012-03-01 - House - House - Third reading: passed (Y: 96 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2012-02-29 - House - House - Amendment 1 (Austin), failed (Y: 39 N: 55 NV: 3 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2012-01-24 - Senate - Senate - Third reading: passed (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-19		Signed by the Governor
2012-03-14		Signed by the President of the Senate
2012-03-13		Signed by the Speaker
2012-03-13		Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2012-03-09		Joint Rule 20 technical correction adopted by the House
2012-03-09		Joint Rule 20 technical correction adopted by the Senate
2012-03-06		Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 313: yeas 39, nays 9
2012-03-05		Motion to concur in House amendments filed
2012-03-01		Returned to the Senate with amendments
2012-03-01		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 315: yeas 96, nays 1
2012-02-29		Amendment 1 (Austin), failed; Roll Call 297: yeas 39, nays 55
2012-02-29		Amendment 2 (Richardson), prevailed; voice vote
2012-02-29		Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2012-02-27		Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2012-02-23		Representative Koch added as cosponsor
2012-01-31		First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
2012-01-24		Senators Zakas and Tomes added as coauthors
2012-01-24		Cosponsors: Reps. Truitt and Klinker
2012-01-24		House sponsor: Rep. Richardson
2012-01-24		Referred to the House
2012-01-24		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 68: yeas 50 and nays 0
2012-01-23		Senators Becker, Delph and Hume added as coauthors
2012-01-23		Senator Landske added as second author
2012-01-23		Senator Landske removed as coauthor
2012-01-23		Second reading: ordered engrossed
2012-01-20		Senators Arnold, Broden, Glick, Lanane, Head and Miller added as coauthors
2012-01-20		Committee report: do pass, adopted
2012-01-09		Senators Lawson and Landske added as coauthors
2012-01-04		First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
2012-01-04		Authored by Senator Alting

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=SB&docno=0233
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/IN/IN0233.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/SB/SB0233.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/ES/ES0233.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/ES/ES0233.2.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/SE/SE0233.1.html
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Srollcal/0068.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Hrollcal/0297.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Hrollcal/0315.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Srollcal/0313.PDF.pdf