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Votes at a glance: committee advances confirmations and a package of election-administration bills
Summary
The House Privileges and Elections Committee recorded multiple unanimous confirmations of governor’s appointments and reported a slate of election-administration bills, with final committee votes ranging from unanimous to close margins.
The House Privileges and Elections Committee spent its meeting acting on several Senate joint resolutions confirming gubernatorial appointments and advancing a series of election-administration bills.
Confirmations - The committee reported five Senate joint resolutions on gubernatorial appointments; recorded roll-call margins included 20-0 and multiple 21-0 votes on individual resolutions. The chair said, if confirmations move forward, the General Assembly would have confirmed thousands of Virginians to boards and commissions.
Election-administration bills and committee action (high-level) - House Bill 17-94 (primary-date alignment). Committee substitute reported; committee vote recorded 8-0. The bill changes timing for primaries held the same year as a presidential election and adjusts candidate petition and filing deadlines. - House Bill 25-13 (registrar cancellations tied to DMV/Driver’s License Compact notices). Reported in block with HB 17-94; committee vote recorded 8-0. The bill requires…
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