SB 270

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 09, 2024
  • Passed Senate Feb 12, 2024
  • House
  • Governor

Presidential primaries; ranked choice voting, effective clause.

Abstract

Elections; presidential primaries; ranked choice voting. Allows political parties to hold presidential primaries using ballots that allow a voter to rank such party's candidates in his order of choice. The bill includes a reenactment clause.

A BILL to amend and reenact ยง 24.2-545 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 5 of Title 24.2 an article numbered 8, consisting of sections numbered 24.2-546 through 24.2-550, relating to elections; presidential primaries; ranked choice voting.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Nov 18, 2024

House

Left in Privileges and Elections

Feb 23, 2024

House

Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)

Feb 19, 2024

House

Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)

Feb 18, 2024

House

Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration

Feb 15, 2024

House

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

House

Read first time

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 12, 2024

Senate

Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB270E)

Feb 09, 2024

Senate

Engrossed by Senate as amended SB270E

Senate

Read second time

Senate

Reading of amendment waived

Senate

Passed by temporarily

Senate

Committee amendment agreed to

Senate

Printed as engrossed 24104872D-E

Feb 08, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 07, 2024

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (10-Y 5-N)

Feb 05, 2024

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB270)

Jan 30, 2024

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Senate

Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)

Jan 09, 2024

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104872D

Senate

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Engrossed HTML PDF
Introduced HTML PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Impact statement from DPB (SB270) PDF
Impact statement from DPB (SB270E) PDF

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