Absentee voting; persons age 65 and older on day of an election are entitled to vote absentee. (SB873)
Introduced By
Sen. Jeff McWaters (R-Virginia Beach)
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
Elections; absentee voting. Provides that persons age 65 and older on the day of an election for which an absentee ballot is requested are entitled to vote absentee.
Status
01/15/2013: Merged into SB724
History
Date | Action |
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01/04/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100879D |
01/04/2013 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/14/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (SB873) |
01/15/2013 | Incorporated by Privileges and Elections (SB724-Miller) (11-Y 3-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
Comments
The ACLU of Virginia supports expanding opportunities to vote by absentee ballot.