Recounts; procedure for certain ballots.
Summary
Recounts; procedure for certain ballots.Requires recount officials to segregate all ballots for which thereis a question regarding the ballot's validity prior to the conclusionof the recount of each precinct. The bill provides that the recountcourt may not consider the validity of any ballots not set asideprior to the conclusion of the recount of each precinct.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 26, 2019
Signed Mar 11, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 11, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 284 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 0-N 2-A)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Elections
lower
Dec 26, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Dec 26, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101013D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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