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1996 SESSION
SB 170 Elections; campaign writings, disclosures, finance, etc.
Introduced by: Kevin G. Miller | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Elections; identifying persons responsible for campaign writings. Removes the identification requirement for materials related to referendum issues, but retains the present law requirement for identification of persons responsible for campaign materials concerning "clearly identified" candidates for office. This change is prompted by the United States Supreme Court ruling in McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission, 115 S. Ct. 1511 (1995), in which the Court struck down an Ohio statute which prohibited the distribution of anonymous campaign literature. The Ohio case and the Court's ruling concerned the distribution of anonymous flyers opposing a school bond issue. The Court held that the statute regulated "pure" speech (as opposed to the mechanics of elections) and that Ohio had failed to prove that the statute was narrowly drawn to satisfy a compelling state interest. The Attorney General of Virginia issued an opinion to M. Bruce Meadows, Secretary of the State Board of Elections, on July 13, 1995, advising him that the provisions of § 24.2-1014 which applied to referendum elections would be subject to challenge under the ruling, but that the Commonwealth could defend the requirement for disclosure in the context of candidate elections because of the state's interest in promoting a fully informed electorate and in preserving the integrity of candidate elections. In addition, the bill narrows the application of certain campaign finance disclosure law provisions to focus on candidate, rather than referendum, elections. Litigation is pending on these provisions in the federal district court for the Western District in Virginia.
FULL TEXT
- 01/16/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 963123801 pdf
- 02/06/96 Senate: Committee substitute printed 965404713-S1 pdf
- 02/08/96 Senate: Printed as engrossed 965404713-ES1 pdf
- 02/28/96 House: Committee substitute printed 965428176-H1 pdf
- 03/11/96 Senate: Conference substitute printed 965437713-S2 pdf
- 03/21/96 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB170ER) pdf
- 05/07/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1042) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/16/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 963123801
- 01/16/96 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/23/96 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 4-N)
- 01/24/96 Senate: Const. reading disp. (40-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
- 01/24/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/96 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/26/96 Senate: Read third time
- 01/26/96 Senate: Defeated by Senate (12-Y 27-N)
- 01/26/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (12-Y 27-N)
- 01/26/96 Senate: Rec. of defeat. action agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 01/26/96 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (38-Y 1-N)
- 01/26/96 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/29/96 Senate: Read third time
- 01/29/96 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/96 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/96 Senate: Motion for recommittal to committee agreed to
- 01/29/96 Senate: Recommitted to Privileges and Elections
- 02/06/96 Senate: Reported from P. & E. with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/06/96 Senate: Committee substitute printed 965404713-S1
- 02/07/96 Senate: Read second time
- 02/07/96 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/08/96 Senate: Read second time
- 02/08/96 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/08/96 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 965404713-S1
- 02/08/96 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/08/96 Senate: Amendments by Mr. K. G. Miller agreed to
- 02/08/96 Senate: Printed as engrossed 965404713-ES1
- 02/08/96 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. w/amds. 965404713-ES1
- 02/08/96 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/96 Senate: Passed Senate (29-Y 11-N)
- 02/08/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (29-Y 11-N)
- 02/08/96 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/09/96 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/10/96 House: Read first time
- 02/10/96 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/21/96 House: Reported from P. & E. w/amendment (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/22/96 House: Read second time
- 02/23/96 House: Read third time
- 02/23/96 House: Motion to rerefer to committee
- 02/23/96 House: Rereferred to Privileges and Elections
- 02/28/96 House: Reported from P. & E. w/substitute (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/28/96 House: Committee substitute printed 965428176-H1
- 02/29/96 House: Read second time
- 03/01/96 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/04/96 House: Read third time
- 03/04/96 House: Committee substitute agreed to 965428176-H1
- 03/04/96 House: Amendment by Mr. Croshaw agreed to
- 03/04/96 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. w/amd. 965428176-H1
- 03/04/96 House: Passed House with sub. with amendment (92-Y 7-N)
- 03/04/96 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 7-N)
- 03/06/96 Senate: Reading of substitute with amendment waived
- 03/06/96 Senate: House sub. w/amd. rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N)
- 03/06/96 Senate: VOTE: REJECTED HOUSE SUB. W/AMD. (2-Y 38-N)
- 03/07/96 House: House insisted on substitute with amendment
- 03/07/96 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/07/96 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/96 Senate: VOTE: ACCEDE TO REQ. FOR CONF. (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/96 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/07/96 Senate: Senators: Miller, K. G., Hanger, Whipple
- 03/07/96 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/07/96 House: Delegates: Croshaw, Tate, Watkins
- 03/09/96 House: Conference report agreed to by House (80-Y 2-N)
- 03/09/96 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (80-Y 2-N)
- 03/09/96 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 03/09/96 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (34-Y 1-N)
- 03/09/96 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (34-Y 1-N)
- 03/09/96 Senate: Rec. of conf. report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/96 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/96 Conference: House substitute with amendment rejected by conference committee
- 03/09/96 Conference: Sub. recommended by conference comm. 965437713-S2
- 03/09/96 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (33-Y 5-N)
- 03/09/96 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (33-Y 5-N)
- 03/11/96 Senate: Conference substitute printed 965437713-S2
- 03/21/96 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB170ER)
- 03/27/96 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/29/96 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/30/96 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/10/96 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/17/96 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's (#1&3) recommendation (31-Y 7-N)
- 04/17/96 Senate: VOTE: AGREE TO - PART I (31-Y 7-N)
- 04/17/96 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 04/17/96 Senate: Senate rejected Gov's (#2) recommendation (17-Y 21-N)
- 04/17/96 Senate: VOTE: REJECTED - PART II (17-Y 21-N)
- 04/17/96 House: House rejected Gov's (#1&3) recommendation (46-Y 50-N)
- 04/17/96 House: VOTE: AMDTS #1 & 3 REJECTED (46-Y 50-N)
- 04/17/96 Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 05/06/96 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1042 (effective 7/1/96)
- 05/07/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1042)