Election day; extending polling hours from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., provisions.
Summary
Election day; extending polling hours. Extends from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. the time at which polls close on election day. The bill aligns candidate filing deadlines and party nomination deadlines with the closing of polls. The bill provides that these changes will not become effective unless reenacted by the 2021 Session of the General Assembly. The bill incorporates HB 1643.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 17, 2020
Signed Apr 6, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2020
How they voted
20–17
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Feb 28, 2020
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
3
Committee
8
Apr 6, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 720 (effective - see bill)
Feb 28, 2020
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (20-Y 17-N)
Feb 25, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 4-N)
Feb 12, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Feb 11, 2020
House of Delegates · Passed
Read third time and passed House (65-Y 35-N)
Feb 10, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1678H1
Feb 10, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Committee substitute agreed to 20107627D-H1
Feb 7, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
Feb 4, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
Jan 21, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned P & E sub: Elections
Jan 17, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Jan 17, 2020
House of Delegates · Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20102034D
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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