Kentucky 24rs Session Status: Enacted 11 R cosponsors

HB 53 — AN ACT relating to elections and making an appropriation therefor.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (11 R).

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Summary

AN ACT relating to elections and making an appropriation therefor.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Senate Floor Amendment 3

  2. A. Southworth

  3. Retain original provisions, except require that the Secretary of State shall randomly and manually select at least one ballot scanner and one race tabulated on that scanner for a hand-to-eye recount after the polls are closed in a public process; require that findings be reported to the Attorney General, the State Board of Elections, and the grand jury; restore language requiring the county board of elections to only examine voting equipment and ballot boxes under the discretion of the State Board of Elections.

  4. County Clerks - Hand-to-eye-recount, requirements Elections and Voting - Board of Elections, hand-to-eye recount, procedure, requirements State Agencies - Board of Elections, hand-to-eye recount, procedure Attorney General - Hand-to-eye recount, random selection, requirements

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 126 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (126)

126 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 53 do?
AN ACT relating to elections and making an appropriation therefor.
Who sponsors HB 53?
HB 53 is sponsored by Candy Massaroni (Republican), DJ Johnson (Republican), Daniel Elliott (Republican), Jennifer Decker (Republican), Josh Calloway (Republican), Emily Callaway (Republican), Steve Bratcher (Republican), Adam Bowling (Republican), John Hodgson (Republican), Nancy Tate (Republican), S. Rawlings, and Jason Nemes (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 53?
This bill has been enacted into law. Enacted.
Where can I track HB 53?
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