Absentee voting; no excuse required. (SB111)
Introduced By
Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston) with support from co-patron Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)
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. Permits any registered voter to vote by absentee ballot in any election in which he is qualified to vote. The bill removes the current list of statutory reasons under which a person may be entitled to vote by absentee ballot and removes references to those reasons from other sections of the Code. This bill incorporates SB 45, SB 137, SB 696, and SB 879. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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12/12/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101367D |
12/12/2019 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/14/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB111) |
01/14/2020 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (11-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
01/14/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20105793D-S1 |
01/14/2020 | Incorporates SB45 (Spruill) |
01/14/2020 | Incorporates SB137 (Stuart) |
01/15/2020 | Incorporates SB696 (Mason) |
01/15/2020 | Incorporates SB879 (Locke) |
01/16/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/17/2020 | Read second time |
01/17/2020 | Reading of substitute waived |
01/17/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20105793D-S1 |
01/17/2020 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB111S1 |
01/20/2020 | Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2020 | Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (SB111) |
01/30/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB111S1) |
02/13/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
02/13/2020 | Read first time |
02/13/2020 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/14/2020 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
02/18/2020 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
02/18/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 1-N) |
02/21/2020 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (13-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2020 | Read second time |
02/26/2020 | Read third time |
02/26/2020 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/26/2020 | Engrossed by House as amended |
02/26/2020 | Passed House with amendment (62-Y 38-N) |
02/26/2020 | VOTE: Passage (62-Y 38-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2020 | House amendment agreed to by Senate (24-Y 14-N) (see vote tally) |
03/05/2020 | Enrolled |
03/05/2020 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB111ER) |
03/06/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB111ER) |
03/06/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
03/07/2020 | 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 |
04/11/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 1151 (effective 7/1/20) |
04/11/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1151) |
Comments
Expanding no-excuse absentee voting will greatly enhance voting rights in Virginia and will reduce the burden on registrars during the current (but not yet implemented) 7-day no-excuse period. Furthermore, it will help to reduce lines at polling places on election day, another obstacle to voting.