Virginia Senate Bill 55 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0449)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Absentee ballots; various deadlines related to ballot preparation and receipt; write-in absentee ballots. Requires that ballots be prepared and available for absentee voting not later than 45 days before any election rather than 45 days before the November election and 30 days before other elections. The bill also requires preparation of ballots 45 days in advance of special elections for federal office and allows, if necessary, preparation as soon after that deadline as possible for other special elections. Various deadlines for nominations and filings are adjusted in response to the ballot preparation change. The bill provides that voters who are entitled to vote absentee due to active duty military service, membership in the merchant marines, or temporary residence outside of the country, or the spouse or dependent residing with such a voter, may use a write-in absentee ballot to vote in state and local elections, as well as federal elections. The write-in absentee ballot may also serve as an absentee ballot application and voter registration application for state and local elections, as well as federal elections. Such voters may apply for ballots for multiple elections for a period of one year or through the end of the federal election cycle in which the voter submits his registration, whichever is longer. Current law allows multiple ballots for a period covering two federal elections. The bill also adds a requirement that the electoral board send such military and overseas voters an available printed absentee ballot within three business days. The bill also allows the counting of absentee ballots received from such voters after the close of the polls and two business days before the State Board of Elections meets to ascertain the results and allows adjusting the final returns to include such ballots.

Absentee ballots; procedure for various deadlines and ballot requirements.

Sen. Robert Hurt [R]

Sen. Stephen Martin [R]

Sen. Richard Stuart [R]

2010-03-10 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-09 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-05 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-11		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0449)
2010-04-11		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 449 (effective 7/1/10)
2010-03-25		Senate: Signed by President
2010-03-22		House: Signed by Speaker
2010-03-22		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB55ER)
2010-03-22		Senate: Enrolled
2010-03-10		Senate: Title replaced 10105663D-H1
2010-03-10		Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2010-03-09		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2010-03-09		House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2010-03-09		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB55H1
2010-03-09		House: Committee substitute agreed to 10105663D-H1
2010-03-09		House: Read third time
2010-03-08		House: Read second time
2010-03-05		House: Committee substitute printed 10105663D-H1
2010-03-05		House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2010-03-02		House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
2010-02-19		House: Assigned P & E sub: #2 Elections
2010-02-17		House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2010-02-17		House: Read first time
2010-02-17		House: Placed on Calendar
2010-02-15		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
2010-02-12		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB55S1
2010-02-12		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 10105235D-S1
2010-02-12		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2010-02-12		Senate: Read second time
2010-02-11		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2010-02-09		Senate: Committee substitute printed 10105235D-S1
2010-02-09		Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
2010-01-26		Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns and Elections
2010-01-04		Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2010-01-04		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100889D

HB1235 (Same As) 2010-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0645)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	702.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+sum+SB55
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+SB55+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+SB55S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+SB55H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+SB55ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0449+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+S08V0064+SB0055
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0271SB0055+SB0055
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0289SB0055+SB0055
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+H1802V0041+SB0055
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+H18V0130+SB0055
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+HV1350+SB0055
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0752SB0055+SB0055