Constitutional amendment; right to a secret ballot (first reference). (SJ88)

Introduced By

Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania) with support from co-patrons Del. Tom Garrett (R-Louisa), Sen. Dick Black (R-Leesburg), Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville), and Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate

Description

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); the right to a secret ballot.  Adds a provision to the Bill of Rights to preserve and protect the right to a secret ballot in elections for office, votes on ballot measures, and votes to designate or authorize employee representation. Read the Bill »

Status

11/26/2012: passed committee

History

DateAction
01/11/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102630D
01/11/2012Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/24/2012Continued to 2013 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
11/26/2012Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
01/10/2013Read first time
01/11/2013Read second time and engrossed
01/14/2013Passed by for the day
01/15/2013Read third time
01/15/2013Rejected by Senate (19-Y 21-N) (see vote tally)
01/15/2013Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/15/2013Rejected by Senate (20-Y 20-N) (see vote tally)
01/15/2013Requires 21 affirmative votes for passage

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 13 minutes.