Absentee voting; electoral board may delay opening voter precinct. (HB724)
Introduced By
Del. Ed Scott (R-Culpeper) with support from co-patron Sen. Edd Houck (D-Spotsylvania)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Elections; polling hours; and central absentee voter precincts. Permits the local electoral board, with the agreement of the general registrar, to delay the opening of the central absentee voter precinct from 6:00 a.m. for up to six hours or until noon, so long as the general registrar's office is available for the receipt of returned absentee ballots during that time. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2008 | Committee |
| 01/08/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088736716 |
| 01/08/2008 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/15/2008 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
| 01/18/2008 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/21/2008 | Read first time |
| 01/22/2008 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/23/2008 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
| 01/23/2008 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/24/2008 | Communicated to Senate |
| 01/24/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/24/2008 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 02/01/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB724) |
| 02/19/2008 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (15-Y 0-N) |
| 02/21/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/22/2008 | Read third time |
| 02/22/2008 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/22/2008 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/22/2008 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 02/22/2008 | Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/25/2008 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/26/2008 | Senate amendment agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N) |
| 02/26/2008 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (94-Y 0-N) |
| 02/28/2008 | Enrolled |
| 02/28/2008 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB724ER) |
| 02/28/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB724ER) |
| 02/28/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/02/2008 | Signed by President |
| 03/05/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 423 (effective 7/1/08) |
| 03/14/2008 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0423) |