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| Bill | Nomination of candidates for elected offices; restrictions on nomination method selected. | Nomination of candidates for elected offices;restrictions on nomination method selected by political party. Providesthat a method of nomination for elected office may not be selected if such method will have the practical effect of excluding participationin the nominating process by qualified voters who are unable to attendmeetings because they are (i) a member of a uniformed service onactive duty, (ii) temporarily residing outside of the United States,(iii) a student attending a school or institution of higher education,(iv) a person with a disability, or (v) a person who has a communicabledisease of public health threat or who may have come in contact witha person with such disease.. However, such restriction does not applywhen selecting a candidate for a special election or nominating acandidate, or in the event that no candidate files the required paperworkby the prescribed deadline. The bill has a delayed effective dateof January 1, 2024. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2021 | HB 2020 | Virginia HB 2020 (2021) |
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Virginia HB 2020 (2021) — Nomination of candidates for elected offices; restrictions on nomination method selected.
Nomination of candidates for elected offices;restrictions on nomination method selected by political party. Providesthat a method of nomination for elected office may not be selected if such method will have the practical effect of excluding participationin the nominating process by qualified voters who are unable to attendmeetings because they are (i) a member of a uniformed service onactive duty, (ii) temporarily residing outside of the United States,(iii) a student attending a school or institution of higher education,(iv) a person with a disability, or (v) a person who has a communicabledisease of public health threat or who may have come in contact witha person with such disease.. However, such restriction does not applywhen selecting a candidate for a special election or nominating acandidate, or in the event that no candidate files the required paperworkby the prescribed deadline. The bill has a delayed effective dateof January 1, 2024.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0474 (committee substitute) — source
- HB2020ER (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101479D (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 45-N) — 52–45 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate with amendment (29-Y 10-N) — 29–10 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) — 5–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (10-Y 1-N 4-A) — 10–1 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N) — 53–46 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 9-N) — 13–9 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Dan I. Helmer — primary (person)
- Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
- Chris L. Hurst — cosponsor (person)
- Don L. Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101479D
introduction - 2021-01-12 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
referral-committee - 2021-01-14 Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration
referral-committee - 2021-01-15 Impact statement from DPB (HB2020)
- 2021-01-26 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
- 2021-01-27 Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 9-N)
committee-passage - 2021-01-28 Read first time
reading-1 - 2021-01-29 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2021-02-01 Read third time and passed House (54-Y 46-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2021-02-01 VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N)
- 2021-02-02 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2021-02-02 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
referral-committee - 2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-16 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 2021-02-16 Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (10-Y 1-N 4-A)
committee-passage - 2021-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-19 Read third time
reading-3 - 2021-02-19 Passed by for the day
- 2021-02-22 Read third time
reading-3 - 2021-02-22 Passed by for the day
- 2021-02-23 Read third time
reading-3 - 2021-02-23 Reading of amendment waived
- 2021-02-23 Committee amendment agreed to
- 2021-02-23 Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 2021-02-23 Passed Senate with amendment (29-Y 10-N)
passage - 2021-02-24 Placed on Calendar
- 2021-02-24 Senate amendment agreed to by House (53-Y 45-N)
- 2021-02-24 VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 45-N)
- 2021-02-26 Enrolled
- 2021-02-26 Impact statement from DPB (HB2020ER)
- 2021-02-26 Signed by Speaker
- 2021-02-27 Signed by President
- 2021-03-01 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 20201
- 2021-03-01 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 2021-03-31 Approved by Governor-Chapter 474 (effective 1/1/24)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/db967d11-b6b5-4fb4-9af6-3126de52aba6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).