Elections; ascertainment of results by the electoral board, write-in votes.
Summary
Changes one of the criteria for determining when an electoral board is required to ascertain the total votes for each write-in candidate for an office from when less than five percent of the total number of votes cast for that office are write-in votes to when less than 10 percent of the total number of votes cast for that office are write-in votes.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2018
Governor
Introduced Dec 28, 2017
Last action Mar 12, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Mar 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Mar 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Mar 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB150H1
legislature
Mar 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18107379D-H1
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #3
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Jan 30, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB150E
legislature
Jan 30, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Amendment by Senator Ebbin agreed to
legislature
Jan 30, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Dec 28, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Dec 28, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102921D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JE
John Edwards
DDemocratic
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