Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act; efficiencies reforms. (HB2397)
Introduced By
Del. Scott Taylor (R-Virginia Beach)
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
Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act; efficiencies reforms. Makes several changes to the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act (UMOVA) and other Code sections relating to absentee voting by those voters covered under UMOVA. The bill requires the Department of Elections to make available at least 100 days prior to a regularly scheduled election information about the election to be used with the federal write-in absentee ballot and to provide a copy of such information to any UMOVA voter who requests it. Currently, this is a local responsibility. The bill also permits localities to use paper ballots for UMOVA voters who are eligible to vote only in federal elections. Localities are also permitted to obtain other evidence of mailing, rather than purchasing a certificate of mailing, when mailing absentee ballots to UMOVA voters. The section providing for an early absentee ballot for statewide offices is repealed, as it was rendered obsolete by 2011 legislation that expanded the use of federal write-in absentee ballots to all elections. This bill also contains technical amendments to reflect the administrative reorganization of the Department of Elections that took effect July 1, 2014. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/30/2015 | Unanimous consent to introduce |
01/30/2015 | Presented and ordered printed 15103898D |
01/30/2015 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/02/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2397) |
02/06/2015 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2015 | Read first time |
02/09/2015 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/10/2015 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
02/10/2015 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/11/2015 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/17/2015 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N) (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 | Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2015 | Enrolled |
02/25/2015 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2397ER) |
02/25/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2397ER) |
02/25/2015 | Signed by Speaker |
02/26/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, March 30, 2015 |
02/26/2015 | Signed by President |
02/26/2015 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/26/15 |
02/26/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 |
03/17/2015 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 313 (effective 7/1/15) |
03/17/2015 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0313) |
Comments
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