VA SB8 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 28 2007 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-01-29 - Senate: Incorporated by Privileges and Elections (SB69-Howell) (10-Y 3-N)

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. This bill is identical to

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Title

Absentee voting; qualified voters may vote absentee without providing a reason.

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-01-29 Senate: Incorporated by Privileges and Elections (SB69-Howell) (10-Y 3-N)
2007-11-28 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2007-11-28 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087710220

Same As/Similar To

HB309 (Same As) 2008-02-12 - House: Left in Privileges and Elections
SB69 (Same As) 2010-04-13 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0712)

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