Absentee voting; persons age 65 and older on day of an election are entitled to vote absentee. (SB724)
Introduced By
Sen. John Miller (D-Newport News) with support from co-patron Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
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. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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12/03/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 |
12/03/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101448D |
12/05/2012 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/14/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (SB724) |
01/15/2013 | Committee substitute printed 13104095D-S1 |
01/15/2013 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (11-Y 3-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
01/16/2013 | Incorporates SB873 |
01/16/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (SB724S1) |
01/17/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/18/2013 | Read second time |
01/18/2013 | Reading of substitute waived |
01/18/2013 | Committee substitute agreed to 13104095D-S1 |
01/18/2013 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB724S1 |
01/21/2013 | Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
01/25/2013 | Placed on Calendar |
01/25/2013 | Read first time |
01/25/2013 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/04/2013 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee |
02/12/2013 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table |
02/23/2013 | Left in Privileges and Elections |
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 50 seconds.
Comments
The ACLU of Virginia supports legislation that provides more opportunities for qualified voters to be able to vote by absentee ballot.