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SB 617 Absentee voting; voter satellite offices for absentee voting in person.
Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Absentee voting; voter satellite offices for absentee voting in person. Authorizes the establishment of voter satellite offices by governing bodies of counties and cities for purposes of absentee voting in person. No change in any voter satellite office, including the creation of a new voter satellite office or abolishment of an existing voter satellite office, may be enacted within the 60 days immediately preceding a general election. The bill requires general registrars to post notice of the locations of all voter satellite offices within the locality, and their days and hours of operation, not later than 55 days prior to any election. Requirements for polling places, including accessibility for persons with disabilities, changes of location due to emergency circumstances, and funding, apply to voter satellite offices. The provisions of the bill are applicable to elections beginning with the general election on November 3, 2020.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102713D pdf | impact statement
- 01/17/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20102713D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB617ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/07/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0856) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102713D
- 01/07/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/14/20 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/20 Senate: Read second time
- 01/17/20 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/17/20 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/17/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB617E
- 01/17/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20102713D-E
- 01/20/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/20 House: Read first time
- 02/13/20 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/14/20 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 02/18/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (19-Y 1-N)
- 02/25/20 House: Read second time
- 02/26/20 House: Read third time
- 02/26/20 House: Passed House (92-Y 8-N)
- 02/26/20 House: VOTE: Passage (92-Y 8-N)
- 03/03/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/03/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB617ER)
- 03/03/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/07/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 856 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/07/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0856)