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