Absentee ballots; duties of electoral board to send within three business days, penalty. (HB50)

Introduced By

Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg)

Progress

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

Description

Absentee voting; duties of the general registrar; penalty.  Clarifies that any general registrar who fails, due to gross negligence or willful misconduct, to send or deliver an absentee ballot within three business days of receiving a properly completed application is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
12/22/2009Committee
12/22/2009Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102351D
12/22/2009Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/14/2010Assigned P & E sub: #3 Campaign Finance
01/18/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB50)
01/27/2010Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
01/29/2010Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2010Read first time
02/02/2010Read second time
02/02/2010Committee amendments agreed to
02/02/2010Engrossed by House as amended HB50E
02/02/2010Printed as engrossed 10102351D-E
02/03/2010Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE(98-Y 0-N)
02/03/2010Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/03/2010VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2010Constitutional reading dispensed
02/04/2010Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/08/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB50E)
02/22/2010Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns and Elections
03/02/2010Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/04/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/05/2010Read third time
03/05/2010Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/12/2010Enrolled
03/12/2010Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB50ER)
03/12/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB50ER)
03/12/2010Signed by Speaker
03/13/2010Signed by President
04/11/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 538 (effective 7/1/10)
04/11/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0538)

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.