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2013 SESSION

13103374D
SENATE BILL NO. 1150
Offered January 9, 2013
Prefiled January 9, 2013
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-109 and 24.2-115.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; minimizing voting lines.
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Patron-- Barker
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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That §§ 24.2-109 and 24.2-115.1 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 24.2-109. Appointment and removal of general registrar and officers of election; powers and duties in general.

A. Each electoral board shall appoint the general registrar for its city or county and officers of election for each precinct who shall serve in all elections, including town elections, as provided in this chapter. The secretary of the electoral board shall promptly notify each appointee of his appointment.

The electoral board by a recorded majority vote may remove from office, on notice, any general registrar or officer of election who fails to discharge the duties of his office according to law.

B. The electoral board shall perform the duties assigned by this title including, but not limited to, the preparation of ballots, the administration of absentee ballot provisions, the conduct of the election, and the ascertaining of the results of the election.

C. Each electoral board shall develop a plan for minimizing the amount of time a voter has to wait to cast his vote on election day in order to ensure that no voter waits more than one hour to vote and shall submit to the State Board and the governing body for the city or county of the electoral board a list of the resources necessary, including the optimum number of officers of election, pollbooks, ballots, and other voting equipment, to implement such plan.

§ 24.2-115.1. Officers of election; hours of service.

The electoral board may provide that the officers of election for one or more precincts may be assigned to work all or a portion of the time that the precinct is open on election day and may work in more than one precinct on election day. Any officer of election assisting with the closing of the precinct and reporting the results of the votes at the precinct shall be required to report to the precinct at least one hour prior to the closing of the precinct. However, the chief officer and the assistant chief officer, appointed pursuant to § 24.2-115 to represent the two political parties, shall be on duty at all times. The electoral board may provide for the administration of the oath of office provided for in § 24.2-120 and the oath required in § 24.2-611 to be kept with the pollbook at times convenient for officers of election assigned to work only a portion of the time that the precinct is open on election day.