VA HB786 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-14 - House: Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 11 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-14 - House: Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Elections; absentee voting. Provides that qualified voters may vote absentee in person without providing an excuse or reason for not being able to vote in person on election day. The bill retains the present statutory list of specific reasons entitling a voter to cast an absentee ballot for those persons who vote absentee by mail.
Title
Elections; absentee voting.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-14 | House: Left in Privileges and Elections | |
| 2012-02-07 | House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote | |
| 2012-01-17 | House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee | |
| 2012-01-11 | House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections | |
| 2012-01-11 | House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101960D |
Same As/Similar To
SB12 (Same As) 2012-01-17 - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (7-Y 8-N)
Subjects
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+HB786 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB786+hil |
