Congressional and state legislative districts; localities to eliminate split precincts.
Summary
. Requires counties and cities to adjust local election district lines to congressional and state legislative district lines established by the General Assembly and requires that precincts be contained wholly within congressional or state legislative districts when a county, city, or town is divided between two or more such districts. The bill provides that a locality that is unable to comply with this requirement may apply to the State Board of Elections for a waiver to administer a split precinct. The State Board shall have the authority to grant the request or direct the locality to create a precinct with fewer than the required number of registered voters. The measure also prohibits counties, cities, and towns from creating, dividing, abolishing, or consolidating any precincts or otherwise changing the boundaries of any precinct between February 1, 2019, and May 15, 2021, except in certain specified circumstances. Precinct ordinances may be adopted after January 1, 2021, but may not be implemented before May 15, 2021.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2018
Last action Mar 8, 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
26
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Mar 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
House requested conference committee
legislature
Mar 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with substitute (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Mar 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB983H1
legislature
Mar 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18107617D-H1 (51-Y 49-N)
legislature
Feb 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 15, 2018
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Feb 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB983S1
legislature
Feb 7, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Feb 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18106429D-S1
legislature
Feb 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Jan 19, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Jan 19, 2018
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 18105336D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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