Absentee voting; voter who did not receive ballot may vote provisional ballot at polling place. (HB1327)

Introduced By

Del. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Elections; absentee voting procedures and provisional ballots for certain voters. Permits a voter who applied for but has not received an absentee ballot to vote a provisional ballot at his polling place upon his signed statement that he has not received or voted an absentee ballot. Current law requires that the voter who did not receive an absentee ballot and who lives in a locality that has established a central absentee voter precinct must be sent to that precinct to vote. This bill is identical to HB 685. Amends § 24.2-653.1, § 24.2-708, § 24.2-711, of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Status

03/30/2006: signed by governor

History

  • 01/11/2006 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 063263844
  • 01/11/2006 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  • 01/27/2006 Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N)
  • 01/30/2006 Read first time
  • 01/31/2006 Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/01/2006 Read third time and passed House (90-Y 6-N 1-A)
  • 02/01/2006 VOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 6-N 1-A)
  • 02/02/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/02/2006 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  • 02/28/2006 Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
  • 03/02/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 03/02/2006 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
  • 03/03/2006 Read third time
  • 03/03/2006 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 03/03/2006 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
  • 03/11/2006 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1327ER)
  • 03/11/2006 Enrolled
  • 03/11/2006 Signed by Speaker
  • 03/13/2006 Signed by President
  • 03/30/2006 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 283 (effective 7/1/06)
  • 04/04/2006 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0283)