Virginia · 2023
HB 1948
Absentee voting; removes witness requirement, required information on return ballot envelope.
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Summary AI-generated
Virginia House Bill 1948 proposes changes to absentee voting procedures by removing the witness requirement for return ballot envelopes. The bill also eliminates the requirement for specific information to be included on these envelopes.
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Issue tags AI-classified
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Sponsors
- Rob Bloxom Republican lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | upper | — | edb5595b-6a51-40e0-8c6e-8148d2b52d00 | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 12, 2023 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/edb5595b-6a51-40e0-8c6e-8148d2b52d00 CC0-1.0 |
| VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N) | lower | — | 6fc9b18e-ccb4-48d1-b31c-55aec7d08552 | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 12, 2023 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6fc9b18e-ccb4-48d1-b31c-55aec7d08552 CC0-1.0 |
| Passed Senate (35-Y 4-N) | upper | — | 8438db0b-4963-4753-b921-2afdddab6e80 | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Feb 17, 2023 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8438db0b-4963-4753-b921-2afdddab6e80 CC0-1.0 |
| Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) | upper | — | b9666b2a-058f-4c2a-9893-27bca57215e5 | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Feb 16, 2023 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b9666b2a-058f-4c2a-9893-27bca57215e5 CC0-1.0 |
| Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 2-N) | upper | — | 33507509-d2ff-47c5-bbc4-499700e2199a | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Feb 14, 2023 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/33507509-d2ff-47c5-bbc4-499700e2199a CC0-1.0 |
| VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) | lower | — | 351bf681-a410-40a1-bf38-04cec03183ed | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Feb 2, 2023 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/351bf681-a410-40a1-bf38-04cec03183ed CC0-1.0 |
| Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N) | lower | — | 61cf9f10-c669-4c0c-a8c5-a179afbb9d26 | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jan 27, 2023 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/61cf9f10-c669-4c0c-a8c5-a179afbb9d26 CC0-1.0 |
| Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) | lower | — | 711850f6-c89f-4a26-8c7b-53b195562506 | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jan 25, 2023 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/711850f6-c89f-4a26-8c7b-53b195562506 CC0-1.0 |