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VA SB 831

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Challenges of qualified voters; duty of local electoral board to certify, civil penalty.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Elections; challenges of qualified voters; duty of local electoral board to certify; civil penalty. Provides that the certification of the results of an election is a clear ministerial duty of the local electoral boards and that a member of the local electoral board who neglects or refuses to perform such duty in accordance with law shall be subject to removal proceedings by the State Board of Elections and assessed a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000. The bill also authorizes the State Board of Elections to intervene and carry out the duties related to election certification in the event a local electoral board fails or refuses to do so. Additionally, the bill prohibits challenges to a voter's qualification to vote from any person who is not an officer of election.

Introduced
2026-01-23
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-02-12 — Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kannan Srinivasanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-23

    Presented and ordered printed 26105060D

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-23

    Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-03

    Senate committee offered

  4. 2026-02-03

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB831)

  5. 2026-02-03

    Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 6-N)

    committee-passage

  6. 2026-02-03

    Committee substitute printed 26106840D-S1

    substitution

  7. 2026-02-05

    Rules suspended

  8. 2026-02-05

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  9. 2026-02-05

    Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

  10. 2026-02-06

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB831)

  11. 2026-02-06

    Read second time

    reading-2

  12. 2026-02-06

    Motion to rerefer to Finance and Appropriations agreed to

  13. 2026-02-06

    Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

    referral-committee

  14. 2026-02-10

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB831)

  15. 2026-02-12

    Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute

    2026-02-03 · pass · 8-6

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
    • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
    • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
    • T. Travis Hackworth: no
    • Bill DeSteph: no
    • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
    • Tara A. Durant: no
    • Russet Perry: yes
    • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: no
    • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
    • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: not voting
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • Luther Cifers, III: no
    • Emily M. Jordan: no
    • Michael J. Jones: yes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed R

    2026-02-05 · pass · 40-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
    • Lamont Bagby: yes
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
    • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
    • Luther Cifers, III: yes
    • Christie New Craig: yes
    • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
    • Bill DeSteph: yes
    • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
    • Tara A. Durant: yes
    • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
    • Barbara A. Favola: yes
    • Timmy French: yes
    • T. Travis Hackworth: yes
    • Christopher T. Head: yes
    • Michael J. Jones: yes
    • Emily M. Jordan: yes
    • Mamie E. Locke: yes
    • L. Louise Lucas: yes
    • David W. Marsden: yes
    • Ryan T. McDougle: yes
    • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
    • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
    • Mark D. Obenshain: yes
    • Mark J. Peake: yes
    • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
    • Russet Perry: yes
    • Todd E. Pillion: yes
    • Bryce E. Reeves: yes
    • Danica A. Roem: yes
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
    • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
    • Richard H. Stuart: yes
    • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
    • David R. Suetterlein: yes
    • Scott A. Surovell: yes
    • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
    • Angelia Williams Graves: yes

  • Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations

    2026-02-12 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • L. Louise Lucas: yes
    • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
    • Mamie E. Locke: yes
    • David W. Marsden: yes
    • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
    • Ryan T. McDougle: yes
    • Mark D. Obenshain: yes
    • Richard H. Stuart: yes
    • Bryce E. Reeves: yes
    • Barbara A. Favola: yes
    • Scott A. Surovell: yes
    • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
    • Todd E. Pillion: yes
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB831

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