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type: "Bill"
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title: "Pollbooks; requirement for printed copies."
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description: "Pollbooks; requirement for printed copies ofpollbooks. Requires general registrars to produce and distributeprinted copies of pollbooks to each precinct for any primary andgeneral election. The bill also contains technical adjustments toreflect the current administrative responsibilities of the Departmentof Elections."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "HB 1421"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1421 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Lee J. Carter"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2020-01-08"
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last_action: "2020-03-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9518429b-17f1-4e23-9139-d59bba784237"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1421"
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source_hash: "78470a4bb299052e5e7a836c945bbb6690b11f983f5df35ebb851db69900e57f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 1421 (2020) — Pollbooks; requirement for printed copies.
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Pollbooks; requirement for printed copies ofpollbooks. Requires general registrars to produce and distributeprinted copies of pollbooks to each precinct for any primary andgeneral election. The bill also contains technical adjustments toreflect the current administrative responsibilities of the Departmentof Elections.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0297)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0297)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1421ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1421ER)
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3. **Impact statement from DPB (HB1421)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1421)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N) — **5–1** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Privileges and Elections (20-Y 2-N) — **20–2** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (89-Y 8-N) — **88–8** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (35-Y 0-N) — **35–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 0-N 1-A) — **12–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Lee J. Carter — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102714D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-08** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-13** Assigned P & E sub: Gubernatorial Appointments `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-21** Impact statement from DPB (HB1421)
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- **2020-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
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- **2020-01-30** Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (HB1421)
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- **2020-01-31** Reported from Privileges and Elections (20-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-05** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-06** Read third time and passed House (89-Y 8-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-06** VOTE: Passage (89-Y 8-N)
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- **2020-02-07** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-02-07** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-18** Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 0-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-20** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-21** Passed Senate (35-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-26** Enrolled
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- **2020-02-26** Impact statement from DPB (HB1421ER)
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- **2020-02-27** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-02-27** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-05** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
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- **2020-03-05** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
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- **2020-03-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 297 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9518429b-17f1-4e23-9139-d59bba784237`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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