Absentee voting; no excuse required when voting in person. (SB254)
Introduced By
Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg) with support from co-patron Sen. Amanda Chase (R-Midlothian)
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
Absentee voting; no excuse required when voting in person. Provides that any registered voter may vote by absentee ballot in person in any election in which he is qualified to vote without providing a reason for being unable to vote in person on election day. The bill retains the statutory list of reasons allowing a voter to cast an absentee ballot by mail. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/05/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102273D |
| 01/05/2018 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/29/2018 | Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (SB254) |
| 01/30/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (SB254) |
| 01/30/2018 | Continued to 2019 in Privileges and Elections (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 11/30/2018 | Left in Privileges and Elections |