Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act; applying for and casting military-overseas ballots. (SB1490)
Introduced By
Sen. Bill DeSteph (R-Virginia Beach) with support from co-patron Del. Barry Knight (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; applying for and casting military-overseas ballots. Provides that any active duty member of a uniformed service who has been called to duty for deployment to a combat zone shall be permitted to use his digital signature associated with his Common Access Card issued by the U.S. Department of Defense to sign his application for a military-overseas ballot, the statement of voter accompanying his cast military-overseas ballot, and any other related documents. The bill also requires the system through which a covered voter may apply for and receive voter registration materials, military-overseas ballots, and other information to be capable of accepting the submission of voted military-overseas ballots cast by any active duty member of a uniformed service who has been called to duty for deployment to a combat zone. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/18/2017 | Presented and ordered printed 17103867D |
01/18/2017 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/24/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1490) |
01/31/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1490) |
01/31/2017 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
01/31/2017 | Committee substitute printed 17105052D-S1 |
01/31/2017 | Rereferred to Finance |
02/02/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1490S1) |
02/02/2017 | Reported from Finance with amendments (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2017 | Read second time |
02/06/2017 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/06/2017 | Committee substitute agreed to 17105052D-S1 |
02/06/2017 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/06/2017 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/06/2017 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1490ES1 |
02/06/2017 | Printed as engrossed 17105052D-ES1 |
02/07/2017 | Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2017 | Placed on Calendar |
02/09/2017 | Read first time |
02/09/2017 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/09/2017 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
02/10/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1490ES1) |
02/21/2017 | Left in Privileges and Elections |
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.
Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake): THE GUY FROM CHESAPEAKE HERE. I CARE BECAUSE CAPE CHARLES HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A FANTASTIC BARGE FACILITY ON THE EASTERN SHORE. RIGHT NOW THE ORBITAL ATK TAKES THEIR ROCKET TO WALLACE, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO SHIP THEM TO THE PORT OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, THEN TRANSPORT THEM THROUGH DELAWARE, THROUGH MARYLAND, AND THEN TO VIRGINIA. THERE'S THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CAPE CHARLES TO HAVE A BARGE FACILITY WHERE THOSE ROCKET MOTORS CAN BE SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO CAPE CHARLES. THEY CANNOT GO THROUGH THE