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2020 SESSION
Regular Calendar
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S.B. 856.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-102 and 24.2-103
of the Code of Virginia, relating to State Board of Elections; increase
membership and terms; Commissioner of Elections; role and eligibility;
report.
20103597D
- 01/08/20 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 20103597D
- 01/08/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103597D
Patron--Ebbin
Reported from Committee on Privileges and Elections with amendments (11-Y 2-N)
YEAS--Howell, Vogel, Ebbin, Ruff, Spruill, McDougle, Surovell, Mason, McClellan, Boysko, Bell--11.
NAYS--Deeds, Peake--2.
ABSTENTIONS--0.
AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE SENATE
PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS
- 1. Line 29, introduced, after
- strike
- five
- insert
- four
PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS
- 2. Line 31, introduced, after successive
- strike
- insert
- four-year
PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS
- 3. Line 32, introduced, after succeeding
- strike
- insert
- four-year
PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS
- 4. Line 108, introduced, after G.
- strike
- the remainder of line 108, all of lines 109 and 110, and through H.
on line 111
PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS
- 5. Line 115, introduced, after That
- strike
- the remainder of line 115, all of lines 116 through 125, and
through 2026 on line 126
- insert
- the two members added to the State Board of Elections pursuant
to this act shall be appointed for terms of four years, to begin February 1,
2021, and to end on January 31, 2025. One member shall represent the political
party of the Governor, and one member shall represent the political party that
had the next highest number of votes in the Commonwealth at the last preceding
gubernatorial election