SB 740

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 08, 2020
  • Passed Senate Jan 27, 2020
  • Passed House Mar 04, 2020
  • Became Law Apr 22, 2020

County and city precincts; required to be wholly contained within election districts.

Abstract

County and city precincts; required to be wholly contained within election districts; waiver for administration of split precinct. Requires each county and city precinct to be wholly contained within a single congressional district, Senate district, House of Delegates district, and local election district. By July 1 of each year ending in one, the governing body of each county and city is required to establish the precinct boundaries to be consistent with any congressional district, Senate district, House of Delegates district, and local election district that was adopted by the appropriate authority by June 15 of that year. If a governing body is unable to establish a precinct with the minimum number of registered voters without splitting the precinct between two or more congressional districts, Senate districts, House of Delegates districts, or local election districts, it is required to apply to the State Board of Elections for a waiver to administer a split precinct. The State Board is authorized to grant the waiver or to direct the establishment of a precinct with less than the minimum number of registered voters as permitted by current law. A governing body that is granted a waiver to administer a split precinct or is directed to establish a precinct with fewer than the minimum number of voters is permitted to use that precinct for any election held that year. This bill incorporates SB 119 and SB 121.

County and city precincts; required to be wholly contained within election districts; waiver for administration of split precinct. Requires each county and city precinct to be wholly contained within a single congressional district, Senate district, House of Delegates district, and local election district. The governing body of each county and city is required to establish its precincts immediately following the completion of the decennial redistricting by the General Assembly so that each precinct is wholly contained as required. If a governing body is unable to establish a precinct with the minimum number of registered voters without splitting the precinct between two or more congressional districts, Senate districts, House of Delegates districts, or local election districts, it is required to apply to the State Board of Elections for a waiver to administer a split precinct. The State Board is authorized to grant the waiver or to direct the establishment of a precinct with less than the minimum number of registered voters as permitted by current law. This bill incorporates SB 119 and SB 121.

County and city precincts; required to be wholly contained within election districts; waiver for administration of split precinct. Requires each county and city precinct to be wholly contained within a single congressional district, Senate district, House of Delegates district, and local election district. In each year ending in one, the governing body of each county and city is required to establish the precinct boundaries to be consistent with any congressional district, Senate district, House of Delegates district, and local election district that was adopted by the appropriate authority by June 15 of that year, and if new districts have not been adopted by the appropriate authority by that date, the governing body is permitted to use the districts as they existed on June 15 of that year as the basis for establishing the precincts to be used in the November elections held that year. The bill requires a governing body to apply to the State Board of Elections for a waiver to administer a split precinct if it is unable to establish a precinct with the minimum number of registered voters without splitting the precinct between two or more congressional districts, Senate districts, House of Delegates districts, or local election districts, and the State Board is authorized to grant the waiver or to direct the establishment of a precinct with less than the minimum number of registered voters as permitted by current law. A governing body that is granted a waiver to administer a split precinct or is directed to establish a precinct with fewer than the minimum number of voters is permitted to use that precinct for any election held that year. This bill incorporates SB 119 and SB 121.

Election districts; remedying split precincts;technical adjustments permitted. Authorizes the General Assemblyto make technical adjustments to legislative district boundariessubsequent to the decennial redistricting solely for the purposeof causing legislative district boundaries to coincide with localvoting precinct boundaries. Any adjustment shall change districts only to the extent necessary to accomplish this purpose and shallbe consistent with the criteria for districts established for thepreceding decennial redistricting.

Bill Sponsors (3)

Votes


Actions


Apr 22, 2020

Senate

Signed by President as reenrolled

Senate

Reenrolled bill text (SB740ER2)

Senate

Reenrolled

Office of the Governor

Governor's recommendation adopted

House

VOTE: (90-Y 1-N)

House

House concurred in Governor's recommendation (90-Y 1-N)

Senate

Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)

House

Enacted, Chapter 1268 (effective 7/1/20)

House

Signed by Speaker as reenrolled

Apr 11, 2020

Senate

Governor's recommendation received by Senate

Mar 20, 2020

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB740ER)

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020

Senate

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020

Mar 19, 2020

House

Signed by Speaker

Mar 18, 2020

Senate

Signed by President

Senate

Enrolled

Mar 08, 2020

House

VOTE: Adoption (91-Y 4-N)

House

Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 4-N)

Mar 07, 2020

Senate

Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Virginia General Assembly

Amended by conference committee

Mar 05, 2020

Senate

Conferees appointed by Senate

House

House requested conference committee

Senate

House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)

House

House insisted on substitute

House

Conferees appointed by House

Senate

Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)

Mar 04, 2020

House

Passed House with substitute (96-Y 2-N)

House

Read third time

House

Committee substitute agreed to 20109368D-H1

House

Passed by temporarily

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB740H1

House

VOTE: Passage (96-Y 2-N)

Mar 03, 2020

House

Read second time

Feb 28, 2020

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB740H1)

House

Committee substitute printed 20109368D-H1

House

Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (20-Y 2-N)

Feb 24, 2020

House

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Feb 21, 2020

House

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Feb 17, 2020

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

Feb 14, 2020

House

Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments

Feb 13, 2020

House

Read first time

House

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 04, 2020

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB740S1)

Jan 27, 2020

Senate

Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Jan 24, 2020

Senate

Read second time

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB740S1

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 20106352D-S1

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Jan 23, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Jan 21, 2020

Senate

Incorporates SB119 (Peake)

Senate

Committee substitute printed 20106352D-S1

Senate

Incorporates SB121 (Barker)

Senate

Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

Jan 08, 2020

Senate

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102798D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB740S1 HTML
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB740S1 HTML
Impact statement from DPB (SB740H1) HTML
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB740ER) HTML
Reenrolled bill text (SB740ER2) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1268) HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Amendment: SB740AG HTML
Amendment: SB740AC HTML

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