Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 350
Absentee voting; counting ballots prior to the close of polls.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Danica A. Roem (Democratic)
Cosponsors (2)
- Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic)
- David R. Suetterlein (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED
Elections; absentee voting; counting ballots prior to the close of polls. Allows officers of election at a central absentee precinct to begin ascertaining and recording the number of votes cast by absentee ballots at any time after noon on the day of the election. Under current law, absentee ballots that are counted by hand may be tallied, but not counted, at any time after noon on the day of the election, and no ballot totals for any absentee ballots shall be ascertained until after polls close. The bill also clarifies that vote totals for absentee ballots cast in person on voting systems cannot be determined until the day of the election. The bill also requires that general registrars begin processing absentee ballots on the fourteenth day prior to the day of the election. Under current law such processing is not required until the seventh day prior to the day of the election.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 29, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 27, 2026 Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Feb 27, 2026 · House
Continued to next session in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote) - Feb 26, 2026 · House
House committee offered - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB350) - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A) - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Senator Roem Substitute agreed to - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Reading of substitute waived (Voice Vote) - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Floor offered Senator Roem Substitute - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB350) - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 5-N) - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102138D