Ranked choice voting; elections for local governing bodies, local option pilot program. (HB1103)
Introduced By
Del. Sally Hudson (D-Charlottesville) with support from co-patrons Del. Jeff Bourne (D-Richmond), Del. Glenn Davis (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), and Del. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Sterling)
Progress
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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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Description
Ranked choice voting; elections for local governing bodies; local option pilot program. Provides that elections for local governing bodies may be conducted by ranked choice voting, which the bill defines as the method of casting and tabulating votes in which (i) voters rank candidates in order of preference, (ii) tabulation proceeds in rounds such that in each round either a candidate or candidates are elected or the last-place candidate is defeated, (iii) votes for voters' next-ranked candidates are transferred from elected or defeated candidates, and (iv) tabulation ends when the number of candidates elected equals the number of offices to be filled. The bill allows any local governing body to decide to conduct such election by ranked choice voting and requires any such decision to be made in consultation with the local electoral board and general registrar and by a majority vote of the governing body. The bill authorizes the State Board of Elections to promulgate regulations for the proper and efficient administration of elections determined by ranked choice voting. The bill provides that any costs incurred by the Department of Elections related to technological changes necessary for the implementation of ranked choice voting pursuant to the bill shall be charged to the localities exercising the option to proceed with ranked choice voting. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021, and sunsets on July 1, 2031. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/07/2020 | Committee |
| 01/07/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101509D |
| 01/07/2020 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/13/2020 | Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments |
| 01/27/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1103) |
| 01/27/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N) |
| 01/31/2020 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 10-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2020 | Read first time |
| 02/05/2020 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/06/2020 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/07/2020 | Read third time and passed House (57-Y 42-N) |
| 02/07/2020 | VOTE: Passage (57-Y 42-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/10/2020 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 02/18/2020 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2020 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 02/25/2020 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/27/2020 | Read third time |
| 02/27/2020 | Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/04/2020 | Enrolled |
| 03/04/2020 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1103ER) |
| 03/05/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/05/2020 | Signed by President |
| 03/06/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1103ER) |
| 03/12/2020 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
| 03/12/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| 04/10/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 1054 (effective 7/1/21) |
| 04/10/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1054) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.