Elections; assistance for qualified voter who is 75 years of age or older or person with disability. (SB853)
Introduced By
Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington) with support from co-patron Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville)
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
Elections; assistance for certain voters. Allows any qualified voter who is 75 years of age or older or a person with a disability to request to go to the front of the line and to vote at the next available voting booth or voting system. The bill requires the chief officer of election or other designated election official to grant any such request made between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. This provision applies also to central absentee voting precincts and locations in the county or city approved by the electoral board for the purpose of casting absentee ballots. A qualified voter who is 65 years of age or older or a person with a disability is still permitted to vote outside the polling place pursuant to 24.2-649. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/06/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103133D |
01/06/2015 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/14/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (SB853) |
01/22/2015 | Assigned to P&E sub: Elections |
02/03/2015 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2015 | Committee substitute printed 15103705D-S1 |
02/04/2015 | Incorporates SB1073 |
02/04/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (SB853S1) |
02/05/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2015 | Passed by for the day |
02/09/2015 | Read second time |
02/09/2015 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/09/2015 | Committee substitute agreed to 15103705D-S1 |
02/09/2015 | Amendment by Senator Favola agreed to |
02/09/2015 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB853ES1 |
02/09/2015 | Printed as engrossed 15103705D-ES1 |
02/09/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2015 | Passed Senate (36-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2015 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2015 | Passed Senate (35-Y 2-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (SB853ES1) |
02/11/2015 | Placed on Calendar |
02/11/2015 | Read first time |
02/11/2015 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/11/2015 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
02/12/2015 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table |
02/24/2015 | Left in Privileges and Elections |
Comments
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