HB724: Absentee voting; electoral board may delay opening voter precinct.
Chief Patron
Del.
Ed Scott (R-30)

Ed Scott
(R-30)
Culpeper, VA
Served: 2004–
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 |
Status
03/05/2008: signed by governor
View Entire History
- 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) (see vote tally)
- 02/21/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 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) (see vote tally)
- 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) (see vote tally)
- 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)
Summary
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.
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Video
Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight
has video: 01/21/2008, 01/21/2008, 01/22/2008, 01/22/2008, 01/23/2008, 01/23/2008, 01/24/2008, 01/24/2008, 02/01/2008, 02/01/2008, 02/21/2008, 02/22/2008, 02/22/2008, 02/25/2008, 02/26/2008, 02/26/2008, 02/28/2008 and 02/28/2008.
Poll Results
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