VA HB1959 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Absentee voting; no-excuse in-person available 21 days prior to election. Allows for any registered voter to vote by absentee ballot in person beginning on the twenty-first day prior to any election in which he is qualified to vote without providing a reason or making prior application for an absentee ballot. The bill makes absentee voting in person available beginning on the forty-fifth day prior to the election and ending at 5:00 p.m. on the Saturday immediately preceding the election. The bill retains the current provisions for voting an absentee ballot by mail or in person prior to the twenty-first day before the election, including the application requirement and the list of statutory reasons for absentee voting.
Title
Absentee voting; no-excuse in-person available 21 days prior to election.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2019-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 2-N) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-05 | House | Left in Privileges and Elections |
| 2019-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 2-N) |
| 2019-01-12 | House | Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2019-01-06 | House | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2019-01-06 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102642D |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 2 | 1004 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 452 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 612 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 700 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 701 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 701.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 702.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 703.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 703.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 706 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 707 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 709 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
