VA SB702 | 2013 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on November 1 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-01-15 - Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (7-Y 8-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Elections; absentee voting. Provides that qualified voters may vote absentee in person without providing an excuse or reason for not being able to vote in person on election day. The bill retains the present statutory list of specific reasons entitling a voter to cast an absentee ballot for those persons who vote absentee by mail.

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Title

Absentee voting; persons eligible to vote by absentee ballot.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2013-01-15 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (7-Y 8-N) (Y: 7 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2013-01-15SenateFailed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (7-Y 8-N)
2012-11-01SenateReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2012-11-01SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100803D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
242700(n/a)See Bill Text
242701(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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