SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2016 SESSION
SB 315 Voting equipment; locking and sealing of voting and counting machines after election.
Introduced by: Rosalyn R. Dance | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Voting equipment; locking and sealing of voting and counting machines after election. Provides that if a voting or counting machine secured by removal of a data storage device containing the only record of votes cast for any office or on any question and the machine itself does not contain such a record, that machine is required to remain locked and sealed only until it is returned to the site at which voting and counting machines are stored in the locality. The sealed envelopes containing the equipment keys for such machines are required to be delivered to the electoral board no later than noon on the day following the election. The bill also provides that the requirements for locking and sealing voting equipment do not apply to any ballot marking device and its data storage device provided to meet accessibility requirements, where the number of persons voting in the election or the number of votes cast for any office or on any question are not recorded by the ballot marking device. All other voting systems are subject to current provisions for the locking and sealing of equipment. This bill is identical to HB 104.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101528D pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB315ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0489) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101528D
- 01/08/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/26/16 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/16 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/01/16 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/16 House: Read first time
- 02/03/16 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/08/16 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 02/23/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/16 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 House: Read second time
- 03/01/16 House: Read third time
- 03/01/16 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/01/16 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/01/16 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (93-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (93-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/16 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB315ER)
- 03/07/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/11/16
- 03/11/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/25/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 489 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/25/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0489)