HB 1399

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2017 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Aug 24, 2016
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Elections, State Board of, and local electoral boards; appointments, proportion of political party.

Abstract

Provides that in the appointment of members to the State Board of Elections and to the local electoral boards, one member shall be of the political party having the highest number of members in the House of Delegates, one member shall be of the political party having the highest number of members in the Senate of Virginia, and one member shall be of the political party of the Governor. If all three members are of the same political party, one member shall be of the political party having cast the next highest number of votes in the Commonwealth for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election. Representation on both the State Board of Elections and each local electoral board is to be given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest number of votes in the Commonwealth for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election.

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Feb 20, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time

Feb 17, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time

Virginia General Assembly

Passed by for the day

Feb 02, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

Virginia General Assembly

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 01, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time and passed House (61-Y 36-N)

Jan 31, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Printed as engrossed 17100217D-E

Virginia General Assembly

Read second time

Virginia General Assembly

Committee amendments agreed to

Virginia General Assembly

Engrossed by House as amended HB1399E

Jan 30, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read first time

Jan 10, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Assigned P & E sub: Elections

Aug 24, 2016

Virginia General Assembly

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100217D

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

Bill Text

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House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100217D HTML
House: Printed as engrossed 17100217D-E HTML

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