VA HB1401 | 2011 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on August 3 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-08 - House: Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on August 3 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-08 - House: Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Elections; absentee voting. Provides that qualified voters may vote absentee for any reason. The bill eliminates the present statutory list of specific reasons entitling a voter to cast an absentee ballot. Several special provisions concerning military and overseas absentee voters and disabled voters are consolidated in two new provisions.
Title
Absentee voting; qualified voters may vote absentee for any reason, special provisions.
Sponsors
| Sen. Rosalyn Dance [D] | Del. Kaye Kory [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-08 | House: Left in Privileges and Elections | |
| 2011-01-18 | House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote | |
| 2011-01-13 | House: Assigned P & E sub: #2 Elections | |
| 2010-08-03 | House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections | |
| 2010-08-03 | House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100086D |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute 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 | 701.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 702 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 702.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 703 | (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 |
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+sum+HB1401 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB1401+hil |
