VirginiaElections, State Board of; appointment of Commissioner of Elections.
What it does
State Board of Elections; appointment of Commissioner of Elections. Provides for the appointment of the Commissioner of Elections to be made by the State Board of Elections; currently, the Governor makes such appointment. The appointment or removal of a Commissioner shall require an affirmative vote of four of the five members of the Board.
More detail
The Commissioner shall be subject to confirmation and reconfirmation by the General Assembly every four years. If the Board fails to make or communicate an appointment of a Commissioner by the end of the term, the bill provides that the Commissioner serving at such time shall be deemed to be reappointed and shall be subject to reconfirmation at the next regular session. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2025.
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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 27Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
- Vote recorded S Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Feb 14Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 13VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Feb 12Impact statement from DPB (HB742H1)
- Feb 12Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB742H1Major
- Feb 12Committee substitute agreed to 24107508D-H1Major
- Feb 12Read second timeMinor
- Feb 11Read first timeMinor
- Feb 9Committee substitute printed 24107508D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 9Reconsidered by Privileges and Elections
- Feb 9House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Feb 2Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)
- Jan 22Impact statement from DPB (HB742)
- Jan 9Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Jan 9Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103196DIntroduced