VA SB536 | 2012 | Regular Session


Status

Completed Legislative Action
April 5 2012 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0645)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Absentee voting; unused, lost, and defaced ballots. Requires persons who appear at their polling place or the central absentee voter precinct on election day and who had returned an unused or spoiled absentee ballot prior to election day to cast a provisional ballot, rather than an official ballot, at the polling place or precinct. Such persons may vote an official ballot if they bring the unused or spoiled ballot with them on election day.

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Title

Absentee voting; unused, lost, and defaced ballots.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-03-07 - Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (31-Y 8-N) (Y: 31 N: 8 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-06 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-02 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-21 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-13 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 20-N) (Y: 16 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-09 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-07 - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-04-05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0645)
2012-04-05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 645 (effective 7/1/12)
2012-03-10 Senate: Signed by President
2012-03-09 House: Signed by Speaker
2012-03-09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB536ER)
2012-03-09 Senate: Enrolled
2012-03-07 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (31-Y 8-N)
2012-03-06 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2012-03-06 House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2012-03-06 House: Engrossed by House as amended
2012-03-06 House: Committee amendments agreed to
2012-03-06 House: Read third time
2012-03-05 House: Read second time
2012-03-02 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
2012-02-21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
2012-02-16 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee
2012-02-15 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2012-02-15 House: Read first time
2012-02-15 House: Placed on Calendar
2012-02-13 Senate: Chair votes yes
2012-02-13 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 20-N)
2012-02-10 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
2012-02-09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2012-02-07 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
2012-01-19 Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns and Elections
2012-01-12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2012-01-12 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12103124D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
242708(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttp://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?121+sum+SB536
Texthttp://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?121+ful+SB536+hil
Texthttp://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?121+ful+SB536ER+hil
Texthttp://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?121+ful+CHAP0645+hil
Roll Callhttp://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?121+vot+S08V0051+SB0536
Roll Callhttp://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?121+vot+SV0325SB0536+SB0536
Roll Callhttp://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?121+vot+SV0376SB0536+SB0536
Roll Callhttp://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?121+vot+H1802V0045+SB0536
Roll Callhttp://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?121+vot+H18V0124+SB0536
Roll Callhttp://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?121+vot+HV1415+SB0536
Roll Callhttp://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?121+vot+SV0963SB0536+SB0536

Bill Comments

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