Provisional voting; persons voting in split precincts. (HB43)
Introduced By
Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg) with support from co-patrons Del. Dave LaRock (R-Loudoun), and Del. Joe McNamara (R-Roanoke)
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
Provisional voting; persons voting in split precincts. Provides that any voter who is assigned to a precinct that is split between two or more election districts and who believes he was given a ballot for the district of which he is not a qualified voter may request, prior to casting the ballot, and shall be permitted to cast a provisional ballot for the district of which he believes he is a qualified voter and for the district in which the pollbook indicates he is registered. The bill requires the ballots to be sealed in envelopes labeled with the corresponding district number and then sealed in the green envelope provided for all provisional ballots. At the meeting to determine the validity of all provisional ballots offered in the election, the electoral board shall verify in which district the voter is qualified and count that ballot. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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11/20/2019 | Committee |
11/20/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100823D |
11/20/2019 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/14/2020 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
02/03/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB43) |
02/04/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N) |
02/07/2020 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (17-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2020 | Read first time |
02/10/2020 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/11/2020 | Read third time and passed House (86-Y 13-N) |
02/11/2020 | VOTE: Passage (86-Y 13-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/12/2020 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
02/17/2020 | Rereferred from Transportation (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2020 | Rereferred to Privileges and Elections |
02/25/2020 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/27/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2020 | Read third time |
02/28/2020 | Passed Senate (36-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
03/05/2020 | Enrolled |
03/05/2020 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB43ER) |
03/06/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB43ER) |
03/06/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
03/06/2020 | Signed by President |
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 |
04/09/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 920 (effective 7/1/20) |
04/09/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0920) |
Comments
Split precincts should be abolished. They are intended to create confusion, and they inevitably waste votes. Why not just draw the precinct line so that it corresponds with at least all state candidates, or if necessary, create a new precinct? Please take a look at the demographics of the split precincts, and you will see that their true purpose is discriminatory. They should be illegal.
Split precincts are discriminatory.Also the electoral board is bias.