ELEC CD-FOREIGN LANG BALLOTS
Summary
Amends the Election Code. Provides that, if at least 5,000 voting-age citizens of a municipality are members of a single minority group and are limited-English proficient, and the 5,000 voting-age citizens constitute at least 5 percent of the voting-age citizens of that municipality, as determined by the United States Bureau of the Census by use of the most recent American Community Survey data available before the ballots for an election are certified by the State Board of Elections, then the election authority with jurisdiction of that municipality shall make a sufficient number of ballots in the language spoken by that single minority group available to voters of that municipality. Provides that, if a municipality lies within 2 or more counties and does not have a board of election commissioners that is coterminous with its borders, then each election authority shall provide the non-English ballots for the precincts in that municipality lying within the election authority's jurisdiction. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall adopt any rules necessary for the implementation of these provisions.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
Oct 2015
House Passage
Apr 2015
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 28, 2015
Last action Jan 10, 2017
Floor votes · House Apr 24, 2015
How they voted
54–42
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 104
Apr 24, 2015
D
Democratic64
81% Yea
R
Republican40
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
6
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Oct 10, 2015
Committee
Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
upper
May 7, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 010-002-001
upper
Apr 29, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Apr 28, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 28, 2015
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 24, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Apr 24, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (54-42-8)
house
Apr 22, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 007-004-000
lower
Apr 21, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
Apr 20, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 20, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
lower
Mar 18, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-002-000
lower
Feb 24, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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