HB 956 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Absentee voting; deadline for returning absentee ballot.

Summary

Absentee voting; deadline for returning absenteeballot. Requires that an absentee ballot be received before the closing of the polls on election day in order to be counted. Currently,an absentee ballot that is received after the closing of the pollsbut before noon on the third day after the election is counted ifit is postmarked on or before the date of the election.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Feb 2022

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2022

Senate Passage

Feb 2022

Governor

Introduced Jan 12, 2022 Last action Feb 22, 2022

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2022

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

13

Key actions

4

Committee

5

Feb 22, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-N)

upper

Feb 11, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

upper

Feb 10, 2022

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N)

lower

Feb 4, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 10-N)

lower

Feb 4, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)

lower

Feb 3, 2022

Committee

Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #3

lower

Jan 12, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

lower

Jan 12, 2022

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102801D

lower

1 primary · 25 co-sponsors

Sponsors