Electoral college; allocation of electoral votes.
Summary
Electoral college; allocation of electoral votes.Revises the process by which the Commonwealth's electoral votes areallocated among the slates of presidential electors. The bill providesthat a voter will vote for two electors for the Commonwealth at largeand one elector for the congressional district in which he is qualifiedto vote. The candidates for President and Vice President receivingthe highest number of votes cast statewide are allocated the twoelectoral votes for the Commonwealth at large, and the candidatesfor President and Vice President receiving the highest number ofvotes cast in each congressional district are allocated the one electoralvote for that congressional district. Currently, the candidates for President and Vice President receiving the highest number of votescast statewide are allocated the total number of the Commonwealth'selectoral votes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Dec 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 20, 2019
Last action Jan 14, 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
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jan 14, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (12-Y 3-N)
upper
Dec 20, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Dec 20, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102417D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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