VA SB136 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-30 - Continued to 2019 in Privileges and Elections (13-Y 0-N)
Pending: Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on December 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-30 - Continued to 2019 in Privileges and Elections (13-Y 0-N)
Pending: Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Absentee voting; no-excuse in-person available 21 days prior to election. Allows 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
2018-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2019 in Privileges and Elections (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-30 | Senate | Continued to 2019 in Privileges and Elections (13-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-12-20 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2017-12-20 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101090D |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute 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 | 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 |
