VA SB742 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 6 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-24 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

Elections; run-off elections. Provides that no candidate shall be deemed to have been elected at a general election to any statewide office or to the United States Senate unless such candidate receives more than 50 percent of the total votes cast for that office. The bill requires that when no candidate for an office receives more than 50 percent of the total votes cast at the general election for that office, a run-off election between the candidates receiving the highest and next-highest number of votes for that office shall be held. However, no run-off election shall be held if the total number of write-in votes cast for an office and the total number of votes cast for the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for an office together equal more than 50 percent of the total votes cast for that office. The bill requires run-off elections to be held on the fourth Tuesday following the date of the certification of the results of the general election or, if a recount is conducted after the general election, on the fourth Tuesday following the date of the certification of the results of the recount, unless the fourth Tuesday falls on a legal holiday, in which case the run-off election will be held on the sixth Tuesday. The bill provides that for all other elections, including a general election of electors for the President and Vice President of the United States, the person having the highest number of votes for an office shall be deemed to have been elected to such office and shall receive the certificate of election. Under current law, except in the case of a recount, the person having the most votes cast at any election shall be deemed to have been elected to that office.

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Title

Elections; run-off elections.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 16-N) (Y: 22 N: 16 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-02-24HouseLeft in Appropriations
2015-02-11HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2015-02-11HouseRead first time
2015-02-11HousePlaced on Calendar
2015-02-09SenateRead third time and passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)
2015-02-06SenatePrinted as engrossed 15104374D-ES1
2015-02-06SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB742ES1
2015-02-06SenateCommittee amendment agreed to
2015-02-06SenateReading of amendment waived
2015-02-06SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 15104374D-S1
2015-02-06SenateReading of substitute waived
2015-02-06SenateRead second time
2015-02-05SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-04SenateReported from Finance with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
2015-01-28SenateIncorporates SB1397
2015-01-27SenateRereferred to Finance
2015-01-27SenateReported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
2015-01-27SenateCommittee substitute printed 15104374D-S1
2015-01-22SenateAssigned to P&E sub: Campaigns
2014-12-16SenateReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2014-12-16SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101178D

Same As/Similar To

SB1397 (Similar To) 2015-01-27 - Incorporated by Privileges and Elections

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
242673(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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