HB 239 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Absentee voting; extends deadline for applying for an absentee ballot to cast other than in person.

Summary

Absentee voting; deadline for applying for an absentee ballot to cast other than in person. Adjusts the deadline for a voter to apply for an absentee ballot that is to be cast by mail from the seventh day prior to the election to the eleventh day prior to the election. The bill also adjusts the deadline for applications for multiple elections for uniformed and overseas voters and for emergency applications and absentee ballots for persons incapacitated or hospitalized.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2019

Committee Review

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Jan 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Mar 2020

Introduced Dec 30, 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

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 11, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 289 (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 (13-Y 1-N)

upper

Jan 31, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

upper

Jan 30, 2020

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 24, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 21, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 14, 2020

Committee

Assigned P & E sub: Elections

lower

Dec 30, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

lower

Dec 30, 2019

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101270D

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors