Candidates for office; party nomination methods. (SB507)

Introduced By

Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach) with support from 21 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton), Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Glenn Davis (R-Virginia Beach), Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston), Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), Del. Chris Stolle (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Scott Taylor (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake), Sen. Bill DeSteph (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington), Sen. Tom Garrett (R-Lynchburg), Sen. Joe Morrissey (D-Richmond), Sen. Phil Puckett (D-Tazewell), Sen. Toddy Puller (D-Mount Vernon), Sen. Frank Ruff (R-Clarksville), Sen. Walter Stosch (R-Glen Allen), Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)

Progress

✓	Introduced
✗	Passed Committee
☐	Passed House
☐	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Party nomination methods. Provides that no political party shall determine its candidates for statewide or General Assembly district office by a method that has the practical effect of excluding participation by active duty personnel and military reservists or by individuals unable to attend meetings because of military service-related injuries, regardless of duty station or location. Read the Bill »

Status

01/21/2014: Failed to Pass in Committee

History

Date	Action
01/08/2014	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100541D
01/08/2014	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/10/2014	Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns and Elections
01/15/2014	Impact statement from DPB (SB507)
01/21/2014	Impact statement from DPB (SB507)
01/21/2014	Committee amendment agreed to
01/21/2014	Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (13-Y 1-N)
01/23/2014	Impact statement from DPB (SB507)

Comments

Cameron Jones writes:

This bill is a clear violation of the Constitutional rights of free speech and freedom of assembly. NO Government, at any level, has the right to tell us as a political party how we may or may not nominate our candidates!

VOTE NO ON HB 194!!!

Posted 101 months ago. #

ACLU-VA Voting Rights, tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

The ACLU of Virginia is monitoring this legislation.