Absentee voting; eliminates present list of reasons entitling voter to cast absentee ballot. (HB562)

Introduced By

Del. Kris Amundson (D-Mount Vernon) with support from 7 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Brian Moran (D-Alexandria), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale), Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston), Sen. Patsy Ticer (D-Alexandria), Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-Arlington)

Progress

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

Description

Elections; absentee voting. Provides that qualified voters may vote absentee for any reason. The bill eliminates the present statutory list of specific reasons entitling a voter to cast an absentee ballot. Several special provisions concerning military and overseas absentee voters and disabled voters are consolidated in one new provision. This bill is identical to HBs 11 and 334. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/09/2006Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064264212
01/09/2006Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/17/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB562)
01/18/2006Assigned to Privileges and Elections sub-committee: #2 (Jones, S. C.)
01/27/2006Tabled in Privileges and Elections