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
| Question | Chamber | Result | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | upper | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 12, 2023 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N) | lower | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 12, 2023 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| Passed Senate (35-Y 4-N) | upper | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Feb 17, 2023 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) | upper | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Feb 16, 2023 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 2-N) | upper | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Feb 14, 2023 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) | lower | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Feb 2, 2023 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N) | lower | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jan 27, 2023 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) | lower | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jan 25, 2023 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |