Provisional voting; persons voting in split precincts.
Summary
Provisional voting; persons voting in splitprecincts. Provides that any voter who is assigned to a precinctthat is split between two or more election districts and who believeshe was given a ballot for the district of which he is not a qualifiedvoter may request, prior to casting the ballot, and shall be permittedto cast a provisional ballot for the district of which he believeshe is a qualified voter and for the district in which the pollbookindicates he is registered. The bill requires the ballots to besealed in envelopes labeled with the corresponding district numberand then sealed in the green envelope provided for all provisionalballots. At the meeting to determine the validity of all provisionalballots offered in the election, the electoral board shall verifyin which district the voter is qualified and count that ballot.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Nov 20, 2019
Signed Apr 9, 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
25
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Apr 9, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 920 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Privileges and Elections
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Committee
Rereferred from Transportation (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (86-Y 13-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (17-Y 5-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Elections
lower
Nov 20, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Nov 20, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100823D
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark L. Cole
RRepublican
Co
AC
Amanda Chase
RRepublican
Co
Bobby Orrock
RRepublican
Co
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Chris L. Hurst
DDemocratic
Co
Dave LaRock
RRepublican
Co
Joe McNamara
RRepublican
Co
Josh Cole
DDemocratic
Co
Lee J. Carter
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Peake
RRepublican
Co
Mark Sickles
DDemocratic
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