HB 78 — Elections administration; duties of local electoral boards, certification of election, etc.
VA 20261 session
Elections administration; duties of local electoral boards; certification of election; grounds for removal; 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.
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Sponsors (6)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (D, VA) — sponsor
- Debra D. Gardner (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Nadarius E. Clark (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Jackie H. Glass (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Lashrecse D. Aird (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Mamie E. Locke (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (40)
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcia S. "Cia" Price (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Debra D. Gardner (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Jackie H. Glass (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Lashrecse D. Aird (D, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Mamie E. Locke (D, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Nadarius E. Clark (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no