General registrars; petition for removal. (HB2034)

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

Description

General registrars; petition for removal. Provides for the removal of a general registrar by the circuit court upon a petition signed by a majority of the members of the State Board of Elections or a majority of members of the local electoral board. Currently, a local electoral board may remove a general registrar with a majority vote, while the State Board of Elections may petition the circuit court to remove a general registrar only after petitioning the local electoral board to remove the registrar and the electoral board fails to do so. The bill requires the Virginia Division of Risk Management to assign counsel to the defense of any member of a local electoral board or general registrar subject to a petition for removal, upon that member's or registrar's application. Amends § 24.2-103, § 24.2-109, § 24.2-234, § 24.2-235, of the Code of Virginia. Read the Bill »

Status

01/17/2019: Awaiting a Vote in the Privileges and Elections Committee

History

Date	Action
01/07/2019	Committee
01/07/2019	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100419D
01/07/2019	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/12/2019	Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2
01/16/2019	Impact statement from DPB (HB2034)
01/17/2019	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)