SB 601 - Establishes Election Day to Replace Lee-Jackson Day - Virginia Key Vote
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- March 23, 2020
- House Bill Passed
- Feb. 24, 2020
- Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 21, 2020
- Introduced
- Jan. 7, 2020
Related Issues
Stage Details
Title: Establishes Election Day to Replace Lee-Jackson Day
Signed by Governor Ralph Northam
Title: Establishes Election Day to Replace Lee-Jackson Day
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that establishes Election Day to replace Lee-Jackson Day as a state holiday.
Highlights:
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Establishes Election Day on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November for the right of citizens of a free society to exercise the right to vote (Sec. 1).
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Repeals the observance of the state holiday, Lee Jackson Day, on the Friday preceding the third Monday in January (Sec. 1).
Title: Establishes Election Day to Replace Lee-Jackson Day
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that establishes Election Day to replace Lee-Jackson Day as a state holiday.
Highlights:
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Establishes Election Day on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November for the right of citizens of a free society to exercise the right to vote (Sec. 1).
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Repeals the observance of the state holiday, Lee Jackson Day, on the Friday preceding the third Monday in January (Sec. 1).
Title: Establishes Election Day to Replace Lee-Jackson Day