VirginiaElections administration; duties of local electoral board, certification of election, civil penalty.
What it does
Elections administration; duties of local electoral board; certification of election; grounds for removal; civil penalty. Provides that the certification of the results of an election is a clear ministerial duty of the local electoral boards and that a member of the local electoral board who neglects or refuses to perform such duty in accordance with law shall be subject to removal proceedings by the State Board of Elections and assessed a penalty not exceeding $1,000. The bill also authorizes the State Board of Elections to intervene and carry out the duties related to election certification in the event a local electoral board fails or refuses to do so.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 22Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 19Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2277)
- Feb 19Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2277ER)Major
- Feb 19EnrolledMinor
- Feb 14Passed Senate (21-Y 14-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (21-Y 14-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Read third timeMinor
- Feb 13Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 13Rules suspended
- Feb 11Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2277)
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 3Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 31Committee substitute printed 25106593D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 31Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 9-N)Minor
- Jan 27Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 26Assigned PE sub: Election AdministrationMinor
- Jan 22Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2277)
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101672DIntroduced