SB 831 VA

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Introduced

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.

• Kannan Srinivasan Democratic · primary

1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105060D · upper
2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · upper
3. Feb 3, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
4. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB831) · upper
5. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 6-N) · upper
6. Feb 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106840D-S1 · upper
7. Feb 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
8. Feb 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
9. Feb 5, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB831) · upper
11. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Feb 6, 2026 Motion to rerefer to Finance and Appropriations agreed to · upper
13. Feb 6, 2026 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations · upper
14. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB831) · upper
15. Feb 12, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Privileges and Elections Substitute · PDF
• Privileges and Elections Substitute · HTML
• Privileges and Elections Substitute · PDF
• Privileges and Elections Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML