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2015 SESSION

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SB 853 Elections; assistance for qualified voter who is 75 years of age or older or person with disability.

Introduced by: Barbara A. Favola | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Elections; assistance for certain voters. Allows any qualified voter who is 75 years of age or older or a person with a disability to request to go to the front of the line and to vote at the next available voting booth or voting system. The bill requires the chief officer of election or other designated election official to grant any such request made between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. This provision applies also to central absentee voting precincts and locations in the county or city approved by the electoral board for the purpose of casting absentee ballots, but exempts polling places located in a nursing home, assisted living facility, or continuing care retirement community. A qualified voter who is 65 years of age or older or a person with a disability is still permitted to vote outside the polling place pursuant to § 24.2-649. This bill incorporates SB 1073.

FULL TEXT

• 01/06/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103133D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/03/15  Senate: Committee substitute printed 15103705D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/09/15  Senate: Printed as engrossed 15103705D-ES1  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/06/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103133D
• 01/06/15  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/22/15  Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Elections
• 02/03/15  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
• 02/03/15  Senate: Committee substitute printed 15103705D-S1
• 02/04/15  Senate: Incorporates SB1073
• 02/05/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/15  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/09/15  Senate: Read second time
• 02/09/15  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/09/15  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 15103705D-S1
• 02/09/15  Senate: Amendment by Senator Favola agreed to
• 02/09/15  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB853ES1
• 02/09/15  Senate: Printed as engrossed 15103705D-ES1
• 02/09/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/15  Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 2-N)
• 02/09/15  Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/15  Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 2-N 1-A)
• 02/11/15  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/11/15  House: Read first time
• 02/11/15  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/11/15  House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
• 02/12/15  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
• 02/24/15  House: Left in Privileges and Elections