VA HB2422 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
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

Presidential electors; National Popular Vote Compact. Enters Virginia into an interstate compact known as the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. Article II of the United States Constitution gives the states exclusive and plenary authority to decide the manner of awarding their electoral votes. Under the compact, Virginia agrees to award its electoral votes to the presidential ticket that receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The compact goes into effect when states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes have joined the compact. A state may withdraw from the compact; however, a withdrawal occurring within six months of the end of a President's term shall not become effective until a President or Vice President has qualified to serve the next term.

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Title

Presidential electors; National Popular Vote Compact.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2019-02-05HouseLeft in Privileges and Elections
2019-01-12HouseAssigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1
2019-01-08HouseReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2019-01-08HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100817D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
242203(n/a)See Bill Text
242209.1(n/a)See Bill Text

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