Elections, State Board of, and local electoral boards; appointments, proportion of political party.
Summary
Provides that in the appointment of members to the State Board of Elections and to the local electoral boards, one member shall be of the political party having the highest number of members in the House of Delegates, one member shall be of the political party having the highest number of members in the Senate of Virginia, and one member shall be of the political party of the Governor. If all three members are of the same political party, one member shall be of the political party having cast the next highest number of votes in the Commonwealth for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election. Representation on both the State Board of Elections and each local electoral board is to be given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest number of votes in the Commonwealth for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2016
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Governor
Introduced Aug 24, 2016
Last action Feb 20, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Feb 17, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (61-Y 36-N)
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1399E
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Elections
legislature
Aug 24, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Aug 24, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100217D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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