Absentee ballots; procedure for various deadlines and ballot requirements. (HB1235)
Introduced By
Del. Rich Anderson (R-Woodbridge) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock), Del. Tag Greason (R-Potomac Falls), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Deadline for making absentee ballots available; military voters. Increases the deadline for each electoral board to make absentee ballots available from 45 to 50 days prior to any November general election or special election held at the same time, and from 30 to 35 days prior to any other general, special, or primary election. Each electoral board must report to the State Board of Elections whether it has complied with these deadlines no later than five days after absentee ballots are made available. The bill also provides that making absentee ballots available includes mailing the ballot or electronic transmission of the ballot to an absentee voter who is eligible for an absentee ballot due to active duty military service, membership in the merchant marines, or temporary residence outside of the country, or to the spouse or dependent residing with such a voter, and that absentee ballots shall be provided to such voters within three business days upon receiving the voters application. The bill further provides that absentee ballots cast by such voters will still be counted even if received after the close of the polls on election day if the ballot was received before the State Board meets to ascertain the results of the election. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/15/2010 | Committee |
01/15/2010 | Presented and ordered printed 10103637D |
01/15/2010 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/21/2010 | Assigned P & E sub: #3 Campaign Finance |
02/08/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1235) |
02/10/2010 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) |
02/12/2010 | Continued to 2011 in Privileges and Elections |
02/12/2010 | Reconsidered by Privileges and Elections |
02/12/2010 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2010 | Committee substitute printed 10105382D-H1 |
02/14/2010 | Read first time |
02/15/2010 | Read second time |
02/15/2010 | Committee substitute agreed to 10105382D-H1 |
02/15/2010 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1235H1 |
02/16/2010 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/16/2010 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1235H1) |
02/17/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/17/2010 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/23/2010 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2010 | Committee substitute printed 10105581D-S1 |
02/25/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2010 | Read third time |
02/26/2010 | Passed by for the day |
03/01/2010 | Passed by for the day |
03/02/2010 | Read third time |
03/02/2010 | Floor substitute printed 10105782D-S2 (Martin) |
03/02/2010 | Passed by for the day |
03/03/2010 | Read third time |
03/03/2010 | Committee substitute rejected 10105581D-S1 |
03/03/2010 | Reading of substitute waived |
03/03/2010 | Substitute by Senator Martin agreed to 10105782D-S2 |
03/03/2010 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1235S2 |
03/03/2010 | Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/04/2010 | Placed on Calendar |
03/05/2010 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 10105782D-S2 (99-Y 0-N) |
03/05/2010 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/10/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1235S2) |
03/12/2010 | Enrolled |
03/12/2010 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1235ER) |
03/12/2010 | Signed by Speaker |
03/13/2010 | Signed by President |
03/16/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1235ER) |
04/11/2010 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 645 (effective 7/1/10) |
04/11/2010 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0645) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 4 clips in all, totaling 4 minutes.