VA SB1552 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-01-29 - Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (5-Y 9-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-01-29 - Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (5-Y 9-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Absentee voting; alternative locations for in-person absentee voting. Provides that the alternative locations approved by the electoral boards for absentee voting in person prior to election day shall be in a public facility owned or leased by the city, the county, or a town within the county, at which all records concerning the absentee voters, the absentee ballots, both voted and unvoted, and any voting equipment in use at the location are adequately protected and secured. Currently, the law limits the electoral boards to approving alternative locations only in public buildings.
Title
Absentee voting; alternative locations for in-person absentee voting.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2019-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (5-Y 9-N) (Y: 5 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-01-29 | Senate | Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (5-Y 9-N) |
2019-01-08 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
2019-01-08 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100858D |