Absentee voting; applications shall be processed 5 days after person registers to vote, exceptions. (SB57)

Introduced By

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg)

Progress

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

Description

Absentee voting.  Provides for an interval of at least five days after a person registers to vote before his absentee ballot application can be processed and includes an exception for military and overseas voters. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/05/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102674D
01/05/2012Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/17/2012Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns and Elections
01/24/2012Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2012Passed by for the day
01/30/2012Passed by for the day
01/31/2012Read second time and engrossed
02/01/2012Passed by for the day
02/02/2012Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 20-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2012Chair votes yes
02/13/2012Placed on Calendar
02/13/2012Read first time
02/13/2012Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/13/2012Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee
02/15/2012Impact statement from DPB (SB57)
02/21/2012Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
02/21/2012Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
03/02/2012Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 8-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2012Committee substitute printed 12105640D-H1
03/05/2012Impact statement from DPB (SB57H1)
03/05/2012Read second time
03/06/2012Passed by for the day
03/07/2012Passed by for the day
03/08/2012Read third time
03/08/2012Committee substitute rejected 12105640D-H1
03/08/2012Floor substitute printed 12105980D-H2 (Cole)
03/08/2012Substitute by Delegate Cole agreed to 12105980D-H2
03/08/2012Engrossed by House - floor substitute SB57H2
03/08/2012Passed House with substitute (67-Y 31-N)
03/08/2012VOTE: PASSAGE (67-Y 31-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2012Passed by temporarily
03/08/2012House substitute agreed to by Senate (20-Y 20-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2012Chair votes Yes
03/08/2012Title replaced 12105980D-H2
03/09/2012Enrolled
03/09/2012Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB57ER)
03/09/2012Signed by Speaker
03/10/2012Signed by President
03/19/2012Impact statement from DPB (SB57ER)
04/04/2012G Approved by Governor-Chapter 612 (effective 7/1/12)
04/04/2012G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0612)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 5 clips in all, totaling 23 minutes.