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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Jan. 26, 2023 | VA | HB 1693 | Prohibits Election Ballot Drop Boxes | Bill Passed - House (51 - 47) |
Jan. 26, 2023 | VA | HB 1877 | Limits Early Voting to 2 Weeks Before an Election | Bill Passed - House (51 - 47) |
March 10, 2022 | VA | SB 652 | Amends Requirements for Absentee Voting | Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (19 - 21) |
March 10, 2022 | VA | SB 652 | Amends Requirements for Absentee Voting | Bill Passed - House (52 - 47) |
Feb. 15, 2022 | VA | SJ 1 | Expands Voting Rights of Released Inmates | (24 - 16) |
April 7, 2021 | VA | SB 1245 | Requires the Establishment of Drop-Box Locations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 45) |
April 7, 2021 | VA | SB 1245 | Requires the Establishment of Drop-Box Locations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 19) |
Feb. 27, 2021 | VA | SJ 272 | Amends the Qualifications to Vote | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 17) |
Feb. 27, 2021 | VA | HJ 555 | Extends Voting Rights to Citizens on Parole | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 18) |
Feb. 27, 2021 | VA | HJ 555 | Extends Voting Rights to Citizens on Parole | Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 40) |
Feb. 27, 2021 | VA | SJ 272 | Amends the Qualifications to Vote | Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 40) |
Feb. 24, 2021 | VA | HB 2020 | Amends the Nomination Processes to Accommodate Servicemembers on Active Duty | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 45) |
Feb. 23, 2021 | VA | SB 1148 | Amends the Primary Election Date | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 14) |
Feb. 23, 2021 | VA | HB 1888 | Requires the Creation of More Ballot Drop Boxes | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 43) |
Feb. 23, 2021 | VA | SB 1097 | Rescinds the Mandate for a Witness Signature on Absentee Ballots | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 17) |
Feb. 23, 2021 | VA | HB 2020 | Amends the Nomination Processes to Accommodate Servicemembers on Active Duty | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 10) |
Feb. 22, 2021 | VA | SB 1097 | Rescinds the Mandate for a Witness Signature on Absentee Ballots | Bill Passed - House (55 - 45) |
Feb. 22, 2021 | VA | SB 1148 | Amends the Primary Election Date | Bill Passed - House (82 - 18) |
Feb. 22, 2021 | VA | SB 1239 | Authorizes the General Registrar to Contract with a Third Party for the Printing, Assembly, and Mailing of Absentee Ballots | Bill Passed - House (70 - 30) |
Feb. 19, 2021 | VA | HB 1888 | Requires the Creation of More Ballot Drop Boxes | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17) |
Feb. 19, 2021 | VA | HB 2125 | Authorizes a Person Who is 16 Years of Age or Older to Preregister to Vote | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17) |
Feb. 19, 2021 | VA | HB 1968 | Authorizes the Electoral Board or General Registrar of a County or City to Provide Absentee Voting | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17) |
Feb. 19, 2021 | VA | HB 1810 | Authorizes the Governor to Order the Online Voter Registration System be Made Available After Close of Registration if a System Error Occurs | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 4) |
Feb. 18, 2021 | VA | HB 2081 | Prohibits the Possession of Firearms Within 40 Feet of a Polling Place | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18) |
Feb. 15, 2021 | VA | SB 1281 | Specifies that the General Registrar of a Locality Does Not Need to be a Resident of that Locality | Bill Passed - House (54 - 46) |