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

Introduced By

Sen. 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. Read the Bill »

Status

03/30/2006: signed by governor

History

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