Candidates; recognized political parties to receive consent therefrom before nominating. (HB1203)

Introduced By

Del. Lacey Putney (I-Bedford) with support from 8 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Watkins Abbitt (I-Appomattox), Del. Bob Brink (D-Arlington), Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria), Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk), Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake), Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg), Sen. Joe Morrissey (D-Richmond)

Progress

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

Description

State Board of Elections; Candidate consent. Requires recognized political parties to receive consent from a candidate before nominating them. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/13/2010Committee
01/13/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10104072D
01/13/2010Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/21/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB1203)
01/21/2010Assigned P & E sub: #1 Constitutional
02/01/2010Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
02/09/2010Reported from Privileges and Elections (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2010Read first time
02/12/2010Read second time and engrossed
02/15/2010Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/15/2010VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2010Constitutional reading dispensed
02/16/2010Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/23/2010Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2010Read third time
02/26/2010Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2010Enrolled
03/08/2010Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1203ER)
03/08/2010Signed by Speaker
03/08/2010Signed by President
03/09/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB1203ER)
04/07/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 204 (effective 7/1/10)
04/07/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0204)

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 55 seconds.

Comments

Waldo Jaquith writes:

This is interesting. I wonder what the idea is behind it—what problem that it's solving. I've never heard (in my lifetime, anyhow) of a candidate being nominated against his wishes.