VA SB167 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-16 - Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 7 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-16 - Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Elections; candidates; declaration of candidacy for primary and write-in votes. Provides that the declaration of candidacy include a statement that if the signer's name appears on the primary ballot and he is not nominated then his name is not to be printed on the ballots for that office in the succeeding general election. The bill also provides that, at all elections except primary elections, no write-in vote for any person for any office whose name has appeared on the ballot in a primary election for the same office in the same year will be counted.
Title
Candidates; declaration of candidacy for primary and write-in votes.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N) (Y: 8 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-16 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N) |
| 2024-01-07 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2024-01-07 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103314D |
