SB 270 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Presidential primaries; ranked choice voting, effective clause.

Summary

Elections; presidential primaries; ranked choice voting. Allows political parties to hold presidential primaries using ballots that allow a voter to rank such party's candidates in his order of choice. The bill includes a reenactment clause.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Feb 2024

Senate Passage

Feb 2024

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Feb 23, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2024

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 8, 2024

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 19, 2024

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025

lower

Feb 18, 2024

Committee

Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration

lower

Feb 15, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

lower

Feb 12, 2024

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)

upper

Feb 9, 2024

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended SB270E

upper

Feb 9, 2024

Upper · Passed

Committee amendment agreed to

upper

Feb 9, 2024

Upper · Passed

Passed by temporarily

upper

Feb 9, 2024

Introduced

Reading of amendment waived

upper

Feb 8, 2024

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (40-0)

senate

Feb 7, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (10-Y 5-N)

upper

Jan 30, 2024

Committee

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

upper

Jan 30, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)

upper

Jan 9, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor