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2020 SESSION
HB 198 Recounts; special election to be held in the case of a tie vote, exception.
Introduced by: Marcia S. "Cia" Price | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Recounts; special election to be held in the case of a tie vote. Provides that if, after a recount of an election, the recount court finds that each party to the recount has received an equal number of votes, there shall be a special election to determine which candidate is elected to the office. This provision would not apply in cases of tie votes occurring after a recount of an election for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Attorney General, which the Constitution of Virginia provides for, or for electors of President and Vice President of the United States, which will continue to be determined by lot. This bill incorporates HB 178 and HB 692.
FULL TEXT
- 12/27/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101021D pdf | impact statement
- 02/07/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107626D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108255D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB198ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0500) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/27/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101021D
- 12/27/19 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/13/20 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 02/04/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N)
- 02/07/20 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
- 02/07/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107626D-H1
- 02/07/20 House: Incorporates HB178 (Levine)
- 02/07/20 House: Incorporates HB692 (Simonds)
- 02/09/20 House: Read first time
- 02/10/20 House: Read second time
- 02/10/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107626D-H1
- 02/10/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB198H1
- 02/11/20 House: Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N)
- 02/11/20 House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N)
- 02/12/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/25/20 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
- 02/25/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108255D-S1
- 02/27/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/28/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108255D-S1
- 02/28/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB198S1
- 02/28/20 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 15-N)
- 03/02/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/02/20 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108255D-S1 (52-Y 45-N)
- 03/02/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 45-N)
- 03/05/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB198ER)
- 03/06/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 03/27/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 500 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/27/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0500)