Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AB 418

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Relating to: fees for election recounts.

Elections — Contested elections

Introduced, stopped here
Passes Assembly, not reached
Passes Senate, not reached
Governor signs, not reached
Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Currently, any candidate who receives votes in an election and any elector who

votes in a referendum may petition for a recount of the votes cast. If the difference

between the votes cast for the leading candidate and those cast for the petitioner or

the difference between the affirmative and negative votes cast upon any referendum

question is at least ten votes if 1,000 or fewer votes are cast or more than 0.5 percent

but not more than 2 percent of the total votes if more than 1,000 votes are cast, the

petitioner must pay a fee of $5 per ward or $5 per municipality if a municipality is

not divided into wards. The bill increases that amount to $25 per ward or $25 per

municipality if a municipality is not divided into wards.

Votes

Suspending the rules (to take a vote immediately) needs a two-thirds majority — a higher bar than passing the bill, which needs a simple majority. That's why a suspension motion can show more Ayes than the passage vote that follows it. Glossary

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Nov 4, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Nov 4, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Refused to suspend rules for third reading, Ayes 53, Noes 38

Passed 53–38 Nov 14, 2013 official source full page

Aye · 53

Nay · 38

Not voting · 5

Full history

Oct 11, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Ballweg, Bernier, Bies, Billings, Born, Craig, Murtha, A. Ott, Pridemore, Ripp, Swearingen, Tittl, Williams and Kleefisch
Oct 11, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
Oct 14, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Bernier
Oct 15, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Bernier
Oct 16, 2013 · Assembly
Public hearing held
Oct 29, 2013 · Assembly
Executive action taken
Nov 4, 2013 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 9, Noes 0
Nov 4, 2013 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 9, Noes 0
Nov 4, 2013 · Assembly
Referred to Committee on Rules
Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-14-2013 by Committee on Rules
Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly
Read a second time
Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 2 adopted
Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly
Refused to suspend rules for third reading, Ayes 53, Noes 38
Jan 21, 2014 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
Jan 21, 2014 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
Jan 21, 2014 · Senate
Received from Assembly
Jan 23, 2014 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Elections and Urban Affairs
Feb 4, 2014 · Senate
Public hearing held
Feb 25, 2014 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Olsen
Apr 8, 2014 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1