Virginia House Bill 798 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 4 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0300)

Absentee ballot applications and procedures. Provides that voters covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act who reside or are stationed outside the continental borders of the United States may receive their blank absentee ballots by electronic transmission. Present law allows these voters to request absentee ballots by electronic transmission. This bill covers the second step of sending the ballot to these overseas voters. The voted ballots will have to be returned by mail. This bill is identical to

Absentee ballot applications; may receive by electronic transmission.

Del. Kristen Amundson [D]	Del. Clifford Athey [R]	Sen. Charles Carrico [R]	Del. Mark Cole [R]
Sen. John Cosgrove [R]	Del. David Englin [D]	Del. Timothy Hugo [R]	Del. Scott Lingamfelter [R]
Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D]	Del. Paula Miller [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-03-11		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0300)
2008-03-04		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 300 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-02-28		Senate: Signed by President
2008-02-26		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-02-25		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB798ER)
2008-02-25		House: Enrolled
2008-02-22		Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
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 (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: Printed as engrossed 088403808-E
2008-01-22		House: Engrossed by House as amended HB798E
2008-01-22		House: Committee amendment agreed to
2008-01-22		House: Read second time
2008-01-21		House: Read first time
2008-01-18		House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (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 088403808

SB508 (Same As) 2010-02-12 - Senate: Incorporated by Rules (SB186-Northam) (13-Y 0-N)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HB798