PRINTER'S NO. 304
No. 25 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, DeWEESE, JOSEPHS,
READSHAW, SANTONI, STABACK, TIGUE, CORRIGAN, MELIO, FREEMAN,
LAUGHLIN, MANN, SOLOBAY, SURRA, THOMAS, TRELLO, C. WILLIAMS
AND HENNESSEY, JANUARY 31, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JANUARY 31, 2001
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1 Directing the Joint State Government Commission to establish the
2 Internet Affairs Task Force to study the issue of online
3 voting and to make recommendations to the General Assembly.
4 WHEREAS, Citizens of this Commonwealth have a vital interest
5 in online voting methods; and
6 WHEREAS, Online voting has become an alternative method to
7 the present voting system; and
8 WHEREAS, The states are already conducting research and in
9 some manner implementing online voting methods; and
10 WHEREAS, There is a need for comprehensive bicameral and
11 bipartisan research on online voting; therefore be it
12 RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That the General Assembly
13 direct the Joint State Government Commission to establish the
14 Internet Affairs Task Force of four members of the Senate and
15 four members of the House of Representatives to undertake a
16 study regarding online voting methods; and be it further
17 RESOLVED, That the President pro tempore of the Senate and
1 the Minority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the House
2 of Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of
3 Representatives each appoint two members to the Internet Affairs
4 Task Force; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That the Internet Affairs Task Force be authorized
6 to create an advisory committee to assist the task force,
7 composed of individuals the task force deems appropriate; and be
8 it further
9 RESOLVED, That the Internet Affairs Task Force specifically
10 research implementation of online voting, State necessities, how
11 the system will function, how long the system will take to
12 implement, the impact the system will have on current voter
13 turnout, security issues, cost and constitutional requirements
14 of implementing online voting; and be it further
15 RESOLVED, That the Internet Affairs Task Force present its
16 findings to the General Assembly.
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