Elections, Board of; powers and duties. (HB1892)

Introduced By

Del. Bob Brink (D-Arlington)

Progress

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

Description

State Board of Elections; powers and duties. Addresses the Board's authority to oversee and discipline local election officials and imposes limits on the political activities of Board staff members. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/12/2009Committee
01/12/2009Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 091257440
01/12/2009Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/15/2009Impact statement from DPB (HB1892)
01/15/2009Assigned P & E sub: Elections
02/03/2009Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
02/06/2009Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2009Committee substitute printed 095613440-H1
02/08/2009Read first time
02/09/2009Read second time
02/09/2009Committee substitute agreed to 095613440-H1
02/09/2009Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1892H1
02/10/2009Read third time and passed House (66-Y 31-N)
02/10/2009VOTE: --- PASSAGE (66-Y 31-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2009Impact statement from DPB (HB1892H1)
02/11/2009Constitutional reading dispensed
02/11/2009Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/17/2009Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2009Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2009Read third time
02/20/2009Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2009Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2009Passed by for the day
02/23/2009Read third time
02/23/2009Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/28/2009Enrolled
02/28/2009Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1892ER)
02/28/2009Signed by Speaker
02/28/2009Signed by President
03/03/2009Impact statement from DPB (HB1892ER)
03/27/2009G Approved by Governor-Chapter 407 (effective 7/1/09)
03/27/2009G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0407)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.

Comments

Waldo Jaquith writes:

The specific restrictions on the political activities of SBE staffers are:

no member of its staff shall serve (i) as the chairman of a political party or other officer of a state, local, or district level political party committee or (ii) as a paid or volunteer worker in the campaign of a candidate for nomination or election to an office filled by election in whole or in part by the qualified voters of the Commonwealth.