General registrars; appointment from adjoining locality. (HB1473)
Introduced By
Del. Joseph Yost (R-Blacksburg)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✗ |
Signed by Governor |
✗ |
Became Law |
Description
General registrars; appointment from adjacent locality. Permits local electoral boards to appoint a general registrar who is a qualified voter of a county or city adjacent to the county or city for which he is appointed. Current law requires the general registrar to be a qualified voter of the county or city for which he is appointed. The bill leaves unchanged the provision allowing a city electoral board to appoint a qualified voter of the county in which the city is wholly contained to serve as the city general registrar. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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12/31/2014 | Committee |
12/31/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102233D |
12/31/2014 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/13/2015 | Assigned P & E sub: Appointments |
01/16/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1473) |
01/29/2015 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 2-N) |
01/30/2015 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (13-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
02/02/2015 | Read first time |
02/03/2015 | Read second time |
02/03/2015 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/03/2015 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1473E |
02/03/2015 | Printed as engrossed 15102233D-E |
02/04/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1473E) |
02/04/2015 | Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N) |
02/04/2015 | VOTE: PASSAGE (53-Y 46-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/05/2015 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/07/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/07/2015 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/17/2015 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (12-Y 0-N 2-A) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2015 | Passed by for the day (0-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2015 | Read third time |
02/20/2015 | Reading of amendment waived |
02/20/2015 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/20/2015 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/20/2015 | Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2015 | Placed on Calendar |
02/24/2015 | Senate amendment agreed to by House (55-Y 44-N) |
02/24/2015 | VOTE: ADOPTION (55-Y 44-N) (see vote tally) |
03/06/2015 | Enrolled |
03/06/2015 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1473ER) |
03/06/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1473ER) |
03/06/2015 | Signed by Speaker |
03/07/2015 | Signed by President |
03/10/2015 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15 |
03/10/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 |
03/27/2015 | G Vetoed by Governor |
04/14/2015 | Placed on Calendar |
04/15/2015 | House sustained Governor's veto |
Comments
This is a fine idea. I'd like to see localities be able to get the most qualified general registrar, not necessarily one who happens to live within their boundaries.
The ACLU of Virginia is monitoring this legislation.