Elections; absentee voting by persons age 65 or older. (SB910)
Introduced By
Sen. Jennifer Wexton (D-Leesburg) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg), Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke), Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington), Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston), Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton), Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke), 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
Elections; absentee voting by persons age 65 or older. Entitles persons age 65 or older on the day of an election for which an absentee ballot is requested to vote absentee. Read the Bill »
Status
01/27/2015: Merged into SB719
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100480D |
01/08/2015 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/20/2015 | Assigned to P&E sub: Elections |
01/20/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (SB910) |
01/27/2015 | Incorporated by Privileges and Elections (SB719-McWaters) (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
The ACLU of Virginia supports legislation that expands the opportunity to vote by absentee ballot without having to provide a reason or excuse to all voters by in-person and by mail methods. Voters should not have to provide a statutory permitted reason or excuse to justify voting by absentee ballot. Disclosure of voters' confidential or sensitive information on absentee ballot applications raises privacy concerns because the information is not required to be kept secure or confidential. No-excuse absentee voting should be available to all qualified voters through the mail and by in-person methods.