General registrar; SBE to establish & Dept. of Elections to conduct program to evaluate performance.
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SB 459 — General registrar; SBE to establish & Dept. of Elections to conduct program to evaluate performance.
Last action — Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-N)
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✓Introduced
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2In 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 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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
Elections; administration; registrars; certain prohibitions. Requires the State Board of Elections to establishand the Department of Elections to conduct a program for the evaluationof the performance of general registrars. Under such evaluation program, general registrars with below satisfactory performance are subjectto remedial requirements and possible removal. The bill prohibitsgeneral registrars from conducting the duties of officers of election.The bill also provides that no general registrar may have a spouse,relative, or person with whom he resides who serves as the chairmanof a political party or other officer of a state, local, or districtlevel political party committee nor a spouse, relative, or person with whom he resides who serves as a paid or volunteer worker inthe campaign of a candidate for nomination or election to an officefilled by election in whole or in part by the qualified voters ofthe registrar's jurisdiction. The bill also applies certain prohibitionson registrars and their spouses to all assistant registrars, someof which only apply to paid assistant registrars under current law.
Bill Text
- Prefiled Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101503D Current pdf January 11, 2022
Action History
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Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-N)
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Impact statement from DPB (SB459)
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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101503D
Sponsors
- Amanda F. Chase · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 5 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (147)
147 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 147 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 40% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Nay |
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| Bryce E. Reeves | — | Nay |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Nay |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Nay |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
| T. Travis Hackworth | — | Nay |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 459 do?
- Elections; administration; registrars; certain prohibitions. Requires the State Board of Elections to establishand the Department of Elections to conduct a program for the evaluationof the performance of general registrars. Under such evaluation program, general registrars with below satisfactory performance are subjectto remedial requirements and possible removal. The bill prohibitsgeneral registrars from conducting the duties of officers of election.The bill also provides that no general registrar may have a spouse,relative, or person with whom he resides who serves as the chairmanof a political party or other officer of a state, local, or districtlevel political party committee nor a spouse, relative, or person with whom he resides who serves as a paid or volunteer worker inthe campaign of a candidate for nomination or election to an officefilled by election in whole or in part by the qualified voters ofthe registrar's jurisdiction. The bill also applies certain prohibitionson registrars and their spouses to all assistant registrars, someof which only apply to paid assistant registrars under current law.
- Who sponsors SB 459?
- SB 459 is sponsored by Chase, Amanda F..
- What is the current status of SB 459?
- This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 459?
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