VA HB724 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 5 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0423)

Summary

Elections; polling hours; and central absentee voter precincts. Permits the local electoral board, with the agreement of the general registrar, to delay the opening of the central absentee voter precinct from 6:00 a.m. for up to six hours or until noon, so long as the general registrar's office is available for the receipt of returned absentee ballots during that time and the central precinct is in the same location as the general registrar's office.

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Title

Absentee voting; electoral board may delay opening voter precinct.

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-03-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0423)
2008-03-05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 423 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-03-02 Senate: Signed by President
2008-02-28 House: Signed by Speaker
2008-02-28 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB724ER)
2008-02-28 House: Enrolled
2008-02-26 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (94-Y 0-N)
2008-02-26 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N)
2008-02-25 House: Placed on Calendar
2008-02-22 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
2008-02-22 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
2008-02-22 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
2008-02-22 Senate: Read third time
2008-02-21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-19 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
2008-01-24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2008-01-24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-01-24 House: Communicated to Senate
2008-01-23 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2008-01-23 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2008-01-22 House: Read second time and engrossed
2008-01-21 House: Read first time
2008-01-18 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N)
2008-01-15 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
2008-01-08 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2008-01-08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088736716

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