Absentee voting; emergency voting. (HB2157)
Introduced By
Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria) with support from 12 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Mike Futrell (D-Woodbridge), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Joe Lindsey (D-Norfolk), Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond), Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Joseph E. Preston (D-Petersburg), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg), Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston), Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-Springfield)
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
Absentee voting; emergency voting. Provides the process by which a qualified voter is permitted to vote by an absentee ballot when an emergency either prevented him from applying for an absentee ballot by the deadline or will prevent him from voting in person on election day. The bill consolidates current sections regarding emergency absentee voting into one section. The bill also provides for the Commissioner of Elections to take administrative action to facilitate absentee voting by those persons providing emergency or other services in an area in which a state of emergency has been declared. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/14/2015 | Committee |
| 01/14/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102689D |
| 01/14/2015 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/20/2015 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
| 01/22/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2157) |
| 01/29/2015 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N) |
| 01/30/2015 | Tabled in Privileges and Elections |
Comments
The ACLU of Virginia supports this legislation.