VA SB538 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-10 - House: Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Presidential primary; uncommitted option. Allows a voter in a presidential primary to vote "uncommitted" where such vote indicates that the voter has no preference among the candidates on the ballot and does not want to commit delegates to vote for any particular candidate at the party's national convention.

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Title

Presidential primary; allows a voter to vote uncommitted.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-10 House: Left in Privileges and Elections
2012-02-16 House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments Subcommittee
2012-02-15 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2012-02-15 House: Read first time
2012-02-15 House: Placed on Calendar
2012-02-13 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2012-02-10 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
2012-02-09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2012-02-07 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
2012-01-27 Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns and Elections
2012-01-12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2012-01-12 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12103240D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
242545(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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