HB 490 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Electors for President and Vice President; revises method of allocating electoral votes.

Summary
Electors for President and Vice President; methodof allocating electoral votes. Revises the process by which theCommonwealth's electoral votes are allocated among the slates ofpresidential electors. The bill provides that the qualified votersof the Commonwealth will choose 11 of the Commonwealth's 13 electorsfor President and Vice President, with each voter voting for oneelector for the congressional district in which he is qualified tovote. The candidates for President and Vice President receiving thehighest number of votes cast in a congressional district are allocatedthe one electoral vote for that congressional district. The candidatesfor President and Vice President who represent the political party of the Governor serving at the time are allocated the two electoralvotes for the Commonwealth at large.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 8, 2024 Last action Feb 13, 2024
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Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 1-N)
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Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration
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Jan 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Tom Garrett
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