Elections; ascertainment of results by the electoral board, write-in votes. (SB150)

Introduced By

Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke)

Progress

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

Description

Elections; ascertainment of results by the electoral board; write-in votes. Changes one of the criteria for determining when an electoral board is required to ascertain the total votes for each write-in candidate for an office from when less than five percent of the total number of votes cast for that office are write-in votes to when less than 10 percent of the total number of votes cast for that office are write-in votes. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
12/28/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102921D
12/28/2017Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/22/2018Impact statement from DPB (SB150)
01/23/2018Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
01/25/2018Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2018Read second time and engrossed
01/29/2018Read third time and defeated by Senate (6-Y 34-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2018Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2018Passed by for the day
01/30/2018Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2018Reading of amendment waived
01/30/2018Amendment by Senator Ebbin agreed to
01/30/2018Engrossed by Senate as amended SB150E
01/30/2018Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2018Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2018Printed as engrossed 18102921D-E
02/05/2018Placed on Calendar
02/05/2018Read first time
02/05/2018Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/05/2018Impact statement from DPB (SB150E)
02/08/2018Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #3
02/21/2018Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
03/02/2018Committee substitute printed 18107379D-H1
03/02/2018Impact statement from DPB (SB150H1)
03/02/2018Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/05/2018Read second time
03/06/2018Read third time
03/06/2018Committee substitute agreed to 18107379D-H1
03/06/2018Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB150H1
03/06/2018Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
03/06/2018VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/07/2018Passed by for the day
03/08/2018House substitute agreed to by Senate (30-Y 10-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2018Title replaced 18107379D-H1
03/08/2018Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2018House substitute agreed to by Senate (27-Y 13-N) (see vote tally)
03/10/2018Enrolled
03/10/2018Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB150ER)
03/10/2018Signed by Speaker
03/12/2018Impact statement from DPB (SB150ER)
03/12/2018Signed by President
03/20/2018Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2018
03/20/2018G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
03/29/2018G Approved by Governor-Chapter 536 (effective 7/1/18)
03/29/2018G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0536)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 3 clips in all, totaling 15 minutes.