SJ 29 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Constitutional amendment; election of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General.

Summary
Constitutional amendment (first resolution);election of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General.Changes the method of election for the Governor, and by reference,the Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General. The candidate receivingthe highest number of votes in a majority of each of the congressionaldistricts shall be declared elected. Under current law, the personreceiving the highest number of votes statewide is declared elected.Ties in the number of votes in a given congressional district or in the number of congressional districts won are determined by a majorityvote of the General Assembly.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2020
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Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2020 Last action Jan 21, 2020
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Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101323D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Amanda Chase
RRepublican
VA
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