VirginiaAbsentee voting; counting ballots prior to the close of polls.
What it does
Elections; absentee voting; counting ballots prior to the close of polls. Allows officers of election at a central absentee precinct to begin ascertaining and recording the number of votes cast by absentee ballots at any time after noon on the day of the election. Under current law, absentee ballots that are counted by hand may be tallied, but not counted, at any time after noon on the day of the election, and no ballot totals for any absentee ballots shall be ascertained until after polls close.
More detail
The bill also clarifies that vote totals for absentee ballots cast in person on voting systems cannot be determined until the day of the election. The bill also requires that general registrars begin processing absentee ballots on the fourteenth day prior to the day of the election. Under current law such processing is not required until the seventh day prior to the day of the election.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2024
- Nov 18Left in Privileges and ElectionsLatest
- Feb 9Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)
- Feb 5Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)
- Feb 5House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- Feb 2Assigned P & E sub: Election AdministrationMinor
- Jan 18Impact statement from DPB (HB694)
- Jan 9Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Jan 9Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103209DIntroduced