Congressional and legislative district boundaries; alignment with boundaries.
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SB 535 — Congressional and legislative district boundaries; alignment with boundaries.
Last action — Left in Privileges and Elections
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House of Delegates
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Congressional and legislative district boundaries;alignment with boundaries of counties and cities; review of a voter'sregistration. Provides that, for purposes of congressional, Senate, and Houseof Delegates districts, if a boundary of such a district virtually coincideswith the boundary between two or more localities, the boundary of the districtshall conform to the boundary between the localities that has been (i) agreedupon by those localities, (ii) adopted in ordinances by those localities, (iii)reported by those localities to the United States Bureau of the Census, and(iv) the population of the district as a result of the boundary adjustment iswithin the allowable deviation for that type of district. The bill requires theState Board of Elections to review any change of boundary to determine whetherthere is evidence that the change was made with fraudulent intent, and if itappears there was fraudulent intent, to refer the matter to a circuit court toapprove or deny the change. If two or more localities sharing a boundary cannotagree on the true boundary line between them, the boundary shall be that whichwas in existence on April 1, 2011, and was reported by the United States Bureauof the Census in the 2010 Census reports provided pursuant to United StatesPublic Law 94-171. The bill provides a process by which a voter who believes hehas been incorrectly assigned to an election district or precinct may requestand have his assignment reviewed by the general registrar and, if necessary,the governing body of the county or city.
Bill Text
- Impact statement from DPB (SB535) View text Current html January 07, 2020
Action History
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Left in Privileges and Elections
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Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 3-N)
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Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments
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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Read first time
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Placed on Calendar
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Impact statement from DPB (SB535)
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Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
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Read second time and engrossed
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Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104037D
Sponsors
- Mark J. Peake · Primary
- Amanda F. Chase · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 3 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (1)
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 33% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsey, Joseph C. | — | Not Voting |
| Adams, Dawn M. | — | Yea |
| Adams, Les R. | — | Nay |
| Chris S. Runion | — | Nay |
| Convirs-Fowler, Kelly K. | — | Yea |
| Israel D. O'Quinn | — | Nay |
| Levine, Mark H. | — | Yea |
| Marcia S. "Cia" Price | — | Yea |
| Marcus B. Simon | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| Chafin, A. Benton "Ben" | — | Yea |
| Chase, Amanda F. | — | Yea |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Dunnavant, Siobhan S. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| Kiggans, Jennifer A. | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Morrissey, Joseph D. | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Not Voting |
| Adam P. Ebbin | — | Yea |
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| Bill DeSteph | — | Yea |
| Bryce E. Reeves | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Ghazala F. Hashmi | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Jeremy S. McPike | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Richard H. Stuart | — | Yea |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| William M. Stanley, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| Chafin, A. Benton "Ben" | — | Yea |
| Chase, Amanda F. | — | Yea |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Dunnavant, Siobhan S. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| Kiggans, Jennifer A. | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Morrissey, Joseph D. | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Yea |
| Adam P. Ebbin | — | Yea |
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| Bill DeSteph | — | Yea |
| Bryce E. Reeves | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Ghazala F. Hashmi | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Jeremy S. McPike | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Richard H. Stuart | — | Yea |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Not Voting |
| William M. Stanley, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Yea |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| Chafin, A. Benton "Ben" | — | Yea |
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| Adam P. Ebbin | — | Yea |
| Bryce E. Reeves | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 535 do?
- Congressional and legislative district boundaries;alignment with boundaries of counties and cities; review of a voter'sregistration. Provides that, for purposes of congressional, Senate, and Houseof Delegates districts, if a boundary of such a district virtually coincideswith the boundary between two or more localities, the boundary of the districtshall conform to the boundary between the localities that has been (i) agreedupon by those localities, (ii) adopted in ordinances by those localities, (iii)reported by those localities to the United States Bureau of the Census, and(iv) the population of the district as a result of the boundary adjustment iswithin the allowable deviation for that type of district. The bill requires theState Board of Elections to review any change of boundary to determine whetherthere is evidence that the change was made with fraudulent intent, and if itappears there was fraudulent intent, to refer the matter to a circuit court toapprove or deny the change. If two or more localities sharing a boundary cannotagree on the true boundary line between them, the boundary shall be that whichwas in existence on April 1, 2011, and was reported by the United States Bureauof the Census in the 2010 Census reports provided pursuant to United StatesPublic Law 94-171. The bill provides a process by which a voter who believes hehas been incorrectly assigned to an election district or precinct may requestand have his assignment reviewed by the general registrar and, if necessary,the governing body of the county or city.
- Who sponsors SB 535?
- SB 535 is sponsored by Mark J. Peake and Chase, Amanda F..
- What is the current status of SB 535?
- This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 535?
- Track SB 535 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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