VirginiaElections; candidates for office, challenges to candidate qualifications.
What it does
Elections; candidates for office; challenges to candidate qualifications. Requires any legal action relating to a person's eligibility to appear on the ballot on the basis that such person did not meet all qualifications or fulfill all requirements for candidacy to be filed in a circuit court and served on all parties at least (i) 90 days before the date of a general election, (ii) 65 days before the date of a primary election, (iii) 70 days before the date of a special election held on the same date as the general election, or (iv) for any special election held at a time other than a general election (a) at least 55 days before the date of the special election or (b) within 10 days of any writ of election or order calling a special election to be held less than 60 days after the issuance of the writ or order. The bill specifies that any such legal action will be given precedence on the docket and be decided by the court no later than 10 days before the date on which ballots for that election are made available for absentee voting.
More detail
The bill also specifies that candidates who are nominated at a primary election cannot be later challenged on the basis of facts that were present prior to the primary election and could have been raised in a challenge to such candidate's eligibility for the primary ballot.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 2Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinLatest
- Apr 2Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025To Governor
- Vote recorded Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (17-Y 23-N). Result: fail.Upper
- Apr 2Communicated to Governor
- Apr 2Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (17-Y 23-N)Major
- Mar 24Governor's substitute printed (SB940S2)
- Mar 24Governor Glenn Youngkin's recommendation received by SenateMinor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025Minor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB940)
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB940ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 20House Amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded House Amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Passed House with amendment (94-Y 2-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House with amendment (94-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 19Privileges and Elections Amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 19Read third timeMinor
- Feb 18Read second timeMinor
- Feb 14Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9Assigned PE sub: Election AdministrationMinor
- Feb 6Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Feb 6Read first timeMinor
- Feb 6Placed on Calendar
- Jan 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB940)
- Vote recorded Passed Senate. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Jan 31Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Jan 31Rules suspended
- Jan 31Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute-SB940S1Major
- Jan 31Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to
- Jan 31Reading of substitute waived
- Jan 31Passed by temporarily
- Jan 31Read second timeMinor
- Jan 30Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- Jan 30Rules suspended
- Jan 28Committee substitute printed 25105877D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104113DIntroduced