Election results; counting machine-readable ballots, processing absentee ballots.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-653.01 and 24.2-654 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-709.2, relating to election results; counting machine-readable ballots.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Election results; counting machine-readable ballots; processing absentee ballots. Requires ballot scanner machines to be used to count machine-readable ballots and prohibits such ballots from being counted by hand unless (i) the ballot scanner machine is inoperative, (ii) there is no other available scanner, and (iii) it would be unreasonable to wait for (a) the inoperative ballot scanner to be made operative or (b) an operative ballot scanner machine to be delivered to the polling place rather
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 718 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Marcia S. "Cia" Price
Recorded votes
Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 32-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 63, N 32, X 4
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 21, N 19
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 40
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 7-N)Senate · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 8, N 7
Read third time and passed House (65-Y 33-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 65, N 33, X 2
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (16-Y 6-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-30 · P · Y 16, N 6
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-26 · P · Y 6, N 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 718.