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2020 SESSION

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HB 506 County manager plan; election of board members by instant runoff voting.

Introduced by: Patrick A. Hope | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

County manager plan; election of board members by instant runoff voting. Provides that, in a county operating under the county manager plan of government (Arlington County), elections to nominate candidates for and to elect candidates to the board of supervisors may be conducted by instant runoff voting, which the bill describes as the method of casting and tabulating votes in which (i) voters rank candidates in order of preference, (ii) tabulation proceeds in rounds such that in each round either a candidate or candidates are elected or the last-place candidate is defeated, (iii) votes for voters' next-ranked candidates are transferred from elected or defeated candidates, and (iv) tabulation ends when the number of candidates elected equals the number of offices to be filled. The bill provides that the State Board of Elections may promulgate regulations governing elections determined by instant runoff voting. The bill provides that any costs incurred by the Department of Elections related to technological changes necessary for the implementation of ranked choice voting pursuant to the bill shall be charged to the localities exercising the option to proceed with ranked choice voting.

FULL TEXT

• 01/04/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100883D  pdf | impact statements
• 02/05/20  House: Printed as engrossed 20100883D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/25/20  Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108690D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/05/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB506ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/06/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0713)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• House amendments adopted

HISTORY

• 01/04/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100883D
• 01/04/20  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 01/17/20  House: Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
• 01/31/20  House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment (18-Y 3-N)
• 02/04/20  House: Read first time
• 02/05/20  House: Read second time
• 02/05/20  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/05/20  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB506E
• 02/05/20  House: Printed as engrossed 20100883D-E
• 02/06/20  House: Read third time and passed House (68-Y 30-N)
• 02/06/20  House: VOTE: Passage (68-Y 30-N)
• 02/07/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/18/20  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 5-N)
• 02/18/20  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/25/20  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
• 02/25/20  Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108690D-S1
• 02/26/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/20  Senate: Read third time
• 02/27/20  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/27/20  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108690D-S1
• 02/27/20  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB506S1
• 02/27/20  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N)
• 03/02/20  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/02/20  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108690D-S1 (63-Y 36-N)
• 03/02/20  House: VOTE: Adoption (63-Y 36-N)
• 03/05/20  House: Enrolled
• 03/05/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB506ER)
• 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
• 04/06/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 713 (effective 7/1/20)
• 04/06/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0713)