Voting equipment; locking and sealing of voting and counting machines after election. (SB315)

Introduced By

Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg) with support from co-patron Sen. Glen Sturtevant (R-Midlothian)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Voting equipment; locking and sealing of voting and counting machines after election. Provides that if a voting or counting machine secured by removal of a data storage device containing the only record of votes cast for any office or on any question and the machine itself does not contain such a record, that machine is not required to remain locked and sealed until the deadline to request a recount has passed or any contest or recount has been concluded. The sealed envelopes containin the equipment keys for such machines are required to be delivered to the electoral board no later than noon on the day following the election. The bill also provides that the requirements for locking and sealing voting equipment do not apply to any ballot marking device and its data storage device provided to meet accessibility requirements, where the number of persons voting in the election or the number of votes cast for any office or on any question are not recorded by the ballot marking device. All other voting systems are subject to current provisions for the locking and sealing of equipment. Read the Bill »

Status

03/10/2016: Passed the General Assembly

History

DateAction
01/08/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101528D
01/08/2016Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/17/2016Impact statement from DPB (SB315)
01/26/2016Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2016Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2016Read second time and engrossed
02/01/2016Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2016Placed on Calendar
02/03/2016Read first time
02/03/2016Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/08/2016Assigned P & E sub: Elections
02/23/2016Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
02/26/2016Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/29/2016Read second time
03/01/2016Read third time
03/01/2016Committee amendment agreed to
03/01/2016Engrossed by House as amended
03/01/2016Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (93-Y 0-N)
03/01/2016VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (93-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2016House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/07/2016Enrolled
03/07/2016Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB315ER)
03/07/2016Impact statement from DPB (SB315ER)
03/07/2016Signed by Speaker
03/10/2016Signed by President
03/11/2016G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, April 11, 2016
03/11/2016Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/11/16
03/11/2016G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

HOUSE AMENDMENT. SENATE BILL 120 PASSED THE HOUSE WITH A SUBSTITUTE. SENATOR FROM GRAYSON, SENATOR CARRICO. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK THAT WE REJECT THE SENATE SUBSTITUTE. THIS IS A BILL THAT WAS DEALING WITH THE ISSUANCE OF MAILING SUMMONS TO THE INDIVIDUAL FOR PASSING A SCHOOL BUS. THE CAMERAS ON THE BUS WOULD CAPTURE THE INDIVIDUAL PASSING THE VEHICLES AND THEN THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO MAIL A SUMMONS TO THAT INDIVIDUAL THAT VIOLATED THAT LAW AND IT WAS A CIVIL VIOLATION. THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTE TAKES OUT A LOT OF LANGUAGE THAT DIRECTS AND
THE SENATOR FROM PETERSBURG, TORNADO DANCE. THANK YOU -- SENATOR DANCE. THANK YOU N PRESIDENT. I MOVE THAT THE SENATE CONCUR WITH THE HOUSE AMENDMENT AND SPEAKING BRIEFLY TO THE AMENDMENT. THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR. MR. PRESIDENT, THE HOUSE AMENDMENT JUST ADDS ON LINE 50 AFTER MACHINE, EACH SUCH MACHINE SHALL REMAIN LOCKED AND SEALED UNTIL IT IS RETURNED TO THE SITE AT WHICH VOTING AND COUNTING MACHINES ARE STORED IN THE LOCALITY. THIS WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE GOVERNOR AND DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS AND WITH THIS AMENDMENT, THIS BILL AND MY BILL ARE NOW IDENTICAL.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE SENATE CONCUR WITH THE HOUSE AMENDMENTS. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES AYE, THOSE ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? OPPOSED NO. HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

[Unknown]: AYES 40, NOS 0. AYES 40, NOS 0. THE SENATE CONCURS WITH THE HOUSE AMENDMENT. SENATE BILL 468, PASSED THE HOUSE WITH AMENDMENTS. THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA BEACH, SENATOR WAGNER. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'M GOING TO ASK THAT WE REJECT