SB 1432 Virginia Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Electoral college; revises process for allocation of electoral votes.

Summary
Electoral college; allocation of electoral votes.Revises the process by which the Commonwealth's electoral votes areallocated among the slates of presidential electors. The bill providesthat a voter will vote for two electors for the Commonwealth at largeand one elector for the congressional district in which he is qualifiedto vote. The candidates for President and Vice President receivingthe highest number of votes cast statewide are allocated the twoelectoral votes for the Commonwealth at large, and the candidatesfor President and Vice President receiving the highest number ofvotes cast in each congressional district are allocated the one electoralvote for that congressional district. Currently, the candidates for President and Vice President receiving the highest number of votescast statewide are allocated the total number of the Commonwealth'selectoral votes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2021 Last action Feb 4, 2021
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Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
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Committee
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Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (11-Y 3-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Jan 15, 2021
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 21102272D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
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State
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Amanda Chase
RRepublican
VA
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