SB 1490 Virginia Senate · 2017 Regular Session

Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act; applying for and casting military-overseas ballots.

Summary
Requires the Commissioner of Elections to establish and supervise a pilot program to permit an active duty member of a uniformed service who has been called to duty for deployment without access to the United States mail and who is applying for or casting a military-overseas ballot to sign the military-overseas ballot application, the statement of voter accompanying the military-overseas ballot, and any other related documents using his digital signature associated with his Common Access Card issued by the U.S. Department of Defense or any replacement to the Common Access Card issued by the U.S. Department of Defense. The bill also requires the system through which a covered voter may apply for and receive voter registration materials, military-overseas ballots, and other information to be capable of accepting the submission of voted military-overseas ballots cast by any active duty member of a uniformed service who has been called to duty for deployment without access to the United States mail. The bill does not become effective unless an appropriation effectuating the purposes of the bill is included in an appropriation act passed in 2017 by the General Assembly that becomes law. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2019.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2017 Last action Feb 21, 2017
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Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Elections
legislature
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1490ES1
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
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Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105052D-S1
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Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
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Jan 18, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Jan 18, 2017
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 17103867D
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0 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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