VA SB428 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Vetoed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Passed by for the day
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Passed by for the day
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Elections; conduct of election; ranked choice voting; locally elected offices; report. Clarifies the requirements for conducting elections using ranked choice voting and requires the results for elections conducted by ranked choice voting to be reported along with other results reported on election night, except that such results must clearly be identified as preliminary and based on the first rankings in a ranked choice voting election. The bill provides that final tabulation for an election is required to be conducted on the same day as other results are canvassed by the local electoral board. The bill specifies that ranking data is required to be made publicly available by the Department of Elections and requires the State Board of Elections to provide standards and to approve vote tabulating software for use with existing voting systems in elections conducted by ranked choice voting. The bill specifies that risk-limiting audits of elections conducted using ranked choice voting are limited to the first choice rankings reported on voting systems and provides that, while risk-limiting audits of elections conducted using ranked choice voting may be requested by localities, no such election may be included in any random drawing required to satisfy the general requirements for risk-limiting audits nor shall a risk-limiting audit of such election count toward satisfying any such general requirements. The bill specifies that the State Board is required to produce generalized voter education materials on ranked choice voting and is also permitted to create and modify recount procedures to the extent necessary to accommodate a recount of an election. Finally, the bill directs the Department to review the testing and approval framework for voting equipment in the Commonwealth and to submit a report of such review no later than the first day of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Elections; conduct of election; ranked choice voting; locally elected offices; report. Clarifies the requirements for conducting elections using ranked choice voting and requires the results for elections conducted by ranked choice voting to be reported along with other results reported on election night, except that such results must clearly be identified as preliminary and based on the first rankings in a ranked choice voting election. The bill provides that final tabulation for an election is required to be conducted on the same day as other results are canvassed by the local electoral board. The bill specifies that ranking data is required to be made publicly available by the Department of Elections and requires the State Board of Elections to provide standards and to approve vote tabulating software for use with existing voting systems in elections conducted by ranked choice voting. The bill specifies that risk-limiting audits of elections conducted using ranked choice voting are limited to the first choice rankings reported on voting systems and provides that, while risk-limiting audits of elections conducted using ranked choice voting may be requested by localities, no such election may be included in any random drawing required to satisfy the general requirements for risk-limiting audits nor shall a risk-limiting audit of such election count toward satisfying any such general requirements. The bill specifies that the State Board is required to produce generalized voter education materials on ranked choice voting and is also permitted to create and modify recount procedures to the extent necessary to accommodate a recount of an election. Finally, the bill directs the Department to review the testing and approval framework for voting equipment in the Commonwealth and to submit a report of such review no later than the first day of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Title
Elections; ranked choice voting, locally elected offices.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-03-07 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-06 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N) (Y: 54 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 7-N) (Y: 14 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-06 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N) (Y: 54 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 7-N) (Y: 14 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2024-04-08 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| 2024-03-27 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-27 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 |
| 2024-03-26 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB428ER) |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Title replaced 24108147D-H1 |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| 2024-03-06 | House | VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N) |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Passed House with substitute (54-Y 44-N) |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB428H1 |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24108147D-H1 |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Read third time |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Committee substitute printed 24108147D-H1 |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 7-N) |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB428S1 |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 24106306D-S1 |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N) |
| 2024-01-30 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2024-01-30 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24106306D-S1 |
| 2024-01-30 | Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 7-N) |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104417D |
