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HB 1399 Elections, State Board of, and local electoral boards; appointments, proportion of political party.

Introduced by: Mark L. Cole | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

State Board of Elections and local electoral boards; appointments; proportion of political party representation. Provides that in the appointment of members to the State Board of Elections and to the local electoral boards, one member shall be of the political party having the highest number of members in the House of Delegates, one member shall be of the political party having the highest number of members in the Senate of Virginia, and one member shall be of the political party of the Governor. If all three members are of the same political party, one member shall be of the political party having cast the next highest number of votes in the Commonwealth for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election. Representation on both the State Board of Elections and each local electoral board is to be given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest number of votes in the Commonwealth for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

State Board of Elections and local electoral boards; appointments; proportion of political party representation. Provides that in the appointment of members to the State Board of Elections, one Board member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, one Board member shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and one Board member shall be appointed by the Governor. If all three members are of the same political party, the Board member appointed by the Governor shall be of the political party having cast the next highest number of votes in the Commonwealth for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election. The bill also provides that in the appointment of members to each local electoral board, one member shall be of the political party having the highest number of members in the House of Delegates, one member shall be of the political party having the highest number of members in the Senate of Virginia, and one member shall be of the political party of the Governor. If all three members are of the same political party, one member shall be of the political party having cast the next highest number of votes in the Commonwealth for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election. However, if the Governor is not elected as a candidate of a political party, the bill provides that representation shall be given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest number of members of the General Assembly at the time of the appointment and two board members shall be of the political party having the highest number of members in the General Assembly. Representation on both the State Board of Elections and each local electoral board is to be given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest number of votes in the Commonwealth for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election.