VA HB2097 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Elections for certain offices; ranked choice voting; pilot program. Provides that elections for local and constitutional offices may be conducted by ranked choice voting, which the bill describes as the method of casting and tabulating votes in which (i) voters rank candidates in order of preference, (ii) tabulation proceeds in rounds in each of which either a candidate or candidates are elected or the last-place candidate is defeated, and (iii) tabulation ends when the number of candidates elected equals the number of offices to be filled. The provisions of the bill expire on July 1, 2024.

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Title

Elections for certain offices, ranked choice voting, pilot program.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-02-05HouseLeft in Privileges and Elections
2019-01-23HouseSubcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
2019-01-12HouseAssigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #3
2019-01-08HouseReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2019-01-08HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100373D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
242673.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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