HB 956

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 12, 2022
  • Passed House Feb 10, 2022
  • Senate
  • Governor

Absentee voting; deadline for returning absentee ballot.

Abstract

Absentee voting; deadline for returning absenteeballot. Requires that an absentee ballot be received before the closing of the polls on election day in order to be counted. Currently,an absentee ballot that is received after the closing of the pollsbut before noon on the third day after the election is counted ifit is postmarked on or before the date of the election.

Bill Sponsors (26)

Votes


Actions


Feb 22, 2022

Senate

Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-N)

Feb 11, 2022

Senate

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 10, 2022

House

VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N)

House

Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N)

Feb 09, 2022

House

Read second time and engrossed

Feb 08, 2022

House

Read first time

Feb 04, 2022

House

Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 10-N)

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)

Feb 03, 2022

House

Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #3

Jan 17, 2022

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB956)

Jan 12, 2022

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102801D

House

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102801D PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB956F122.PDF PDF

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