Elections; ranked choice voting, locally elected offices, report.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 24.2-673.1 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal the fourth enactment of Chapter 1054 of the Acts of Assembly of 2020, relating to elections; conduct of election; ranked choice voting; locally elected offices; report.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Elections; conduct of election; ranked choice voting; locally elected offices; report. Expands the option to use ranked choice voting from only elections for county board of supervisors and city councils to any local governing body. The bill requires the State Board of Elections to provide standards and to approve vote tabulating software for use with existing voting systems in elections conducted by ranked choice voting. The bill provides for copying damaged or defective ballots that cannot be
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 8, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 993 (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
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Schuyler T. VanValkenburgSaddam Azlan SalimJennifer D. Carroll FoyAdam P. EbbinBarbara A. FavolaStella G. PekarskyKannan Srinivasan
Recorded votes
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (65-Y 33-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 65, N 33, X 2
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 64, N 34, X 1
Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 6-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-20 · P · Y 15, X 1, N 6
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-02 · P · Y 21, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 40
Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 5-N 1-A)Senate · 2026-01-27 · P · Y 8, X 1, N 5, A 1
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.
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