SB 3 — Voting systems; reporting absentee results by precinct, definitions.
Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 126 (effective 7/1/22)
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✓Introduced
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 22, 2021. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on April 07, 2022.
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Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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6 sponsors
1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
10 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Elections; voting systems; reporting absentee results by precinct. Includes in the definition of "voting system" on-demand ballot printing systems and ballot marking devices used to manufacture or mark ballots to be cast by voters on electronic voting and counting machines. The bill also requires general registrars to report to the Department of Elections the number and results of absentee ballots cast by voters assigned to each precinct in the registrar's locality. The Department is directed by the bill to establish standards for ascertaining and reporting such information. This bill incorporates SB 306 and is identical to HB 927.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
125 added · 126 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendments made to Bill SB 3 clarify the definition of "candidate" in Virginia elections. Specifically, it now includes provisions about write-in candidates and the percentage of votes they must receive to contest an election. This change is significant because it aims to ensure that the rules surrounding candidates and elections are clearer, which can help maintain the integrity of the electoral process in Virginia.
SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY ––-- 2022 SESSION CHAPTER E126 An Act to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-101 and 24.2-667.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections;
R O [S 3] Approved LApril L7, 2022 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
That §§ 24.2-101 and 24.2-667.1 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as followsEfollows: § 24.2-101.
§ 24.2-101.
DAs "Ballotused scannerin machine"this meanstitle, unless the electroniccontext countingrequires machine in which a voterdifferent insertsmeaning: a marked ballot to be scanned and the results tabulated.
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"Candidate" shallmeans include a person who seeks theor nominationcampaigns offor aan politicaloffice partyof orthe who,Commonwealth byor reasonone of receivingplaced on the nominationballot of a political party for electionthe tooffice. an office, is referred to as its nominee.
For"Candidate" shall include a person who seeks the purposesnomination of Chaptersame 8political (§party 24.2-800or etwho, seq.),by 9.3B(§reason 24.2-945of etreceiving seq.),the andnomination 9.5of (§a 24.2-955political etparty seq.),for "candidate"election shallto includean anyoffice, write-inis candidate.referred to as its nominee.
HowevEr,For nothe topurposes initiateof anChapters election8 contest(§ pursuant24.2-800 toet Articleseq.), 29.3 (§ 24.2-80324.2-945 et seq.)seq.), ofand Chapter9.5 8.(§ 24.2-955 et seq.), "candidate" shall include any write-in candidate.
However, no write-in candidate who has received less than 15 percent of the votes cast for the office shall be eligible to initiate an election contest pursuant to Article 2 (§ 24.2-803 et seq.) of Chapter 8.
"Central absentee voter precinct" means a precinct established pursuant to § 24.2-712 for the processing of absentee ballots for the county or city or any combination of precincts within the county or "Constitutionalcity. office" or "constitutional officer" means a county or city office or officer referred to in Article VII, Section 4 of the Constitution of Virginia:
"Constitutional office" or "constitutional officer" means a county or city office or officer referred to in Article VII, Section 4 of the Constitution of Virginia:
"Election" means a general, primary, or special election.
"Entrance of polling place" or "entrance to polling place" means an opening in the wall used for ing"Generalingress election" means an election held in the Commonwealth on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November or on the first Tuesday in May for the purpose of filling offices regularly scheduled by law to bea filledstructure. at those times.
"General election" means an election held in the Commonwealth on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November or on the first Tuesday in May for the purpose of filling offices regularly scheduled by law to be filled at those times.
"Machine-readable ballot" means a tangible ballot that is marked by a voter or by a system or device operated by a voter, is available for verification by the voter at the time the ballot is cast, and is then fed into and scanned by a separate counting machine capable of reading ballots and tabulating results.
then "Officer of election" means a person appointed by an electoral board pursuant to § 24.2-115 to serve of 3 at a polling place for any election.
of 3 "Party" or "political party" means an organization of citizens of the Commonwealth which, at either of the two preceding statewide general elections, received at least 10 percent of the total vote cast for any statewide office filled in that election.
This term includes, including direct recording electronic machines (DRE) and, ballot scanner machines, and on-demand ballot printing systems and ballot marking devices used to manufacture or mark ballots to of 3 be cast by voters on electronic voting and counting machines.
EThe general registrar shall report to the Department for each precinct in his locality the number and results of absentee ballots cast by voters assigned to such precinct.
Results from absentee voting andndand voting at the precinct on election day shall be reported separately.
The general registrar shalRshall also report of 3 to the Department of Elections the number and results of absentee ballots cast early in person pursuant to § 24.2-701.1 separately from the number and results of all other absentee ballots.
The DeparOmentantDepartment shall establish standards for ascertaining and reporting such information.
L L E D R
View plain text versions (5)
- CHAP0126 View text Current pdf April 07, 2022
- SB3ER View text pdf March 21, 2022
- Committee Substitute Committee substitute printed 22107105D-H1 pdf February 25, 2022
- SB3S1 View text pdf February 01, 2022
- Prefiled Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100577D pdf November 22, 2021
Action History
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Approved by Governor-Chapter 126 (effective 7/1/22)
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
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Signed by Speaker
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Signed by President
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Impact statement from DPB (SB3ER)
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Enrolled
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Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
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VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
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Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
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Amended by conference committee
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Conferees appointed by House
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Conferees appointed by Senate
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Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
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House requested conference committee
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House insisted on substitute
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House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
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VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N)
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Passed House with substitute (56-Y 44-N)
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Passed by temporarily
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Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB3H1
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Committee substitute agreed to 22107105D-H1
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Read third time
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Read second time
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Impact statement from DPB (SB3H1)
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Committee substitute printed 22107105D-H1
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Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 8-N)
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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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Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
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Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB3S1
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Committee substitute agreed to 22106024D-S1
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Reading of substitute waived
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Read second time
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Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
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Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
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Impact statement from DPB (SB3S1)
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Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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Substitute bill reprinted 22106024D-S1
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Committee substitute printed 22106024D-S1
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Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
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Incorporates SB306 (Deeds)
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Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
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Impact statement from DPB (SB3)
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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100577D
Sponsors
- David R. Suetterlein · Primary
- R. Creigh Deeds · Cosponsor
- Jennifer B. Boysko · Cosponsor
- Jennifer L. McClellan · Cosponsor
- Cosgrove, John A., Jr. · Cosponsor
- Amanda F. Chase · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 142 not signed on · 76 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- David R. Suetterlein Voted No
Co-sponsors (5)
- R. Creigh Deeds Voted No
- Jennifer B. Boysko Voted No
- Jennifer L. McClellan
- Cosgrove, John A., Jr. Voted No
- Chase, Amanda F. Voted No
Not signed on (142)
142 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 142 →"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
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 98 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 98 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 99% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (99)
| 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)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 0% | 98% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 55 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 55 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 44% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 59% | 36% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Greenhalgh, Karen S. | — | Yea |
| Adams, Dawn M. | — | Nay |
| Adams, Les R. | — | Yea |
| Christopher T. Head | — | Yea |
| Convirs-Fowler, Kelly K. | — | Not Voting |
| David A. Reid | — | Yea |
| H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Israel D. O'Quinn | — | Yea |
| Jackie H. Glass | — | Nay |
| James A. "Jay" Leftwich | — | Yea |
| Maldonado, Michelle Lopes | — | Nay |
| McGuire, John J., III | — | Yea |
| Mundon King, Candi | — | Nay |
| Paul E. Krizek | — | Yea |
| Phillip A. Scott | — | Yea |
| Ransone, Margaret B. | — | Yea |
| Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. | — | Nay |
| Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | — | Nay |
| Shelly A. Simonds | — | Nay |
| Sickles, Mark D. | — | Nay |
| Taylor, Kim A. | — | Yea |
| Wren M. Williams | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (16)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| Bryce E. Reeves | — | Yea |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Yea |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
| T. Travis Hackworth | — | Yea |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 3 do?
- Elections; voting systems; reporting absentee results by precinct. Includes in the definition of "voting system" on-demand ballot printing systems and ballot marking devices used to manufacture or mark ballots to be cast by voters on electronic voting and counting machines. The bill also requires general registrars to report to the Department of Elections the number and results of absentee ballots cast by voters assigned to each precinct in the registrar's locality. The Department is directed by the bill to establish standards for ascertaining and reporting such information. This bill incorporates SB 306 and is identical to HB 927.
- Who sponsors SB 3?
- SB 3 is sponsored by David R. Suetterlein, R. Creigh Deeds, Jennifer B. Boysko, Jennifer L. McClellan, Cosgrove, John A., Jr., and Chase, Amanda F..
- What is the current status of SB 3?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 22, 2021. Enacted.
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