Sample ballots; color of paper of unofficial sample ballots.
Summary
Sample ballots; color of paper of unofficialsample ballots. Removes the restriction on unofficial sampleballots being printed on yellow paper. With this bill, unofficialsample ballots are prohibited only from being printed on white paper.The bill contains technical amendments for clarity and readability.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 18, 2019
Signed Mar 11, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 11, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 283 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (32-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Gubernatorial Appointments
lower
Dec 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Dec 18, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100559D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joseph C. Lindsey
DDemocratic
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