SB 1432

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 15, 2021
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

Electoral college; revises process for allocation of electoral votes.

Abstract

Electoral college; allocation of electoral votes.Revises the process by which the Commonwealth's electoral votes areallocated among the slates of presidential electors. The bill providesthat a voter will vote for two electors for the Commonwealth at largeand one elector for the congressional district in which he is qualifiedto vote. The candidates for President and Vice President receivingthe highest number of votes cast statewide are allocated the twoelectoral votes for the Commonwealth at large, and the candidatesfor President and Vice President receiving the highest number ofvotes cast in each congressional district are allocated the one electoralvote for that congressional district. Currently, the candidates for President and Vice President receiving the highest number of votescast statewide are allocated the total number of the Commonwealth'selectoral votes.

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Feb 04, 2021

Senate

Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (11-Y 3-N 1-A)

Jan 25, 2021

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB1432)

Jan 15, 2021

Senate

Presented and ordered printed 21102272D

Senate

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Presented and ordered printed 21102272D HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB1432F122.PDF PDF

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