Absentee voting; persons age 65 and older may vote absentee. (SB1010)
Introduced By
Sen. John Miller (D-Newport News)
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 two new provisions. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/13/2009 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 096714275 |
| 01/13/2009 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/15/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1010) |
| 01/27/2009 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (11-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2009 | Committee substitute printed 095603275-S1 |
| 01/29/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2009 | Substitute bill reprinted 095603275-S1 |
| 01/30/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1010) |
| 01/30/2009 | Read second time |
| 01/30/2009 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 01/30/2009 | Committee substitute agreed to 095603275-S1 |
| 01/30/2009 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1010S1 |
| 01/30/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1010S1) |
| 02/02/2009 | Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/02/2009 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/02/2009 | Passed Senate (31-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/13/2009 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/13/2009 | Read first time |
| 02/13/2009 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 02/16/2009 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
| 02/17/2009 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely |
| 02/28/2009 | Left in Privileges and Elections |