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2014 SESSION
HB 759 Absentee voting and procedures; secure return of voted absentee military-overseas ballots.
Introduced by: Thomas Davis Rust | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Absentee voting and procedures; secure return of voted military-overseas ballots. Requires the State Board of Elections to provide instructions, procedures, services, a security assessment, and security measures for the secure return by electronic means of voted absentee military-overseas ballots from uniformed-service voters outside of the United States. The bill requires the State Board to develop and update annually a security assessment and security measures to ensure the accuracy and integrity of such votes. The State Board is directed to convene a working group for the development of the initial instructions, procedures, services, security assessment, and security measures, and the working group is required to submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly beginning January 1, 2016, on the feasibility and cost of implementation of the secure return of such military-overseas ballots. Additionally, the State Board is directed to work with federal, state, local, and other appropriate entities to establish best practices for uniformed-service voter authentication and identification and for the secure return of such military-overseas ballots. The provisions of this bill amending § 24.2-706 will not become effective unless reenacted by the 2016 Session of the General Assembly. This bill is identical to SB 11.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103085D pdf | impact statement
- 02/07/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14104901D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/17/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB759ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/03/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0506) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103085D
- 01/07/14 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/10/14 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee
- 02/06/14 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/14 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14104901D-H1
- 02/08/14 House: Read first time
- 02/10/14 House: Read second time
- 02/10/14 House: Committee substitute agreed to 14104901D-H1
- 02/10/14 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB759H1
- 02/11/14 House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 2-N)
- 02/11/14 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 2-N)
- 02/12/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/14 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/18/14 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/14 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/14 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/21/14 Senate: Amendment by Senators Puller and Martin agreed to
- 02/21/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/21/14 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/25/14 House: Senate amendment rejected by House (1-Y 97-N)
- 02/25/14 House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 97-N)
- 02/27/14 Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/14 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/28/14 House: House acceded to request
- 03/03/14 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/03/14 Senate: Senators: Puller, Martin, Petersen
- 03/04/14 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/04/14 House: Delegates: Rust, Jones, Howell, A.T.
- 03/08/14 House: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
- 03/08/14 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N)
- 03/08/14 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/17/14 House: Enrolled
- 03/17/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB759ER)
- 03/17/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/18/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/03/14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 506 (effective - see bill)
- 04/03/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0506)