SJ 63 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Constitutional amendment; uniform schedule of elections (first reference).

Summary
Constitutional amendment (first resolution);uniform schedule of elections for members of the General Assemblyand statewide offices. Provides for a uniform schedule for generalelections of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, andGeneral Assembly members that coincides with federal elections heldin November of even-numbered years. The amendment requires the GeneralAssembly to provide by law for the transition to the uniform schedule,and provides that members of the Senate elected in 2023 will servea term of five years, members of the House of Delegates elected in 2025 will serve a term of three years, and the Governor, and by referencethe Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General, elected in 2025 willserve a term of three years.
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Jan 2020
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Introduced Jan 8, 2020 Last action Jan 21, 2020
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Jan 8, 2020
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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103598D
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Adam Ebbin
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