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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1009: Elections; conduct of election, ranked choice voting, report.

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1009 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Elections; conduct of election, ranked choice voting, report. Primary sponsor: Saddam Salim (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2025): Senate sustained Governor's veto.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Elections; conduct of election; ranked choice voting; report. Makes the decision to conduct an election by ranked choice voting subject to a determination of feasibility by the State Board of Elections. The bill provides procedures for tabulating and reporting results of elections conducted using ranked choice voting, including procedures for duplicating damaged or defective ballots. The bill requires the State Board of Elections to provide standards for and to approve vote tabulating software for use with existing voting systems in elections conducted by ranked choice voting and to produce generalized voter education materials on ranked choice voting. The bill permits the State Board of Elections to create and modify recount procedures to the extent necessary to accommodate a recount of an election conducted by ranked choice voting. Finally, the bill directs the Department of Elections to review the testing and approval framework for voting equipment in the Commonwealth and submit a report of such review no later than the first day of the 2026 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Saddam SalimPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Jennifer BoyskoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate38
Josh ColeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Adam P. EbbinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Kelly FowlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Jackie GlassCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Phil HernandezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse94
Irene ShinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Shelly SimondsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Schuyler VanValkenburgCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Senate sustained Governor's veto
  2. Passed by for the day
  3. Vetoed by Governor
  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1009)
  5. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  6. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  7. Signed by President
  8. Signed by Speaker
  9. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1009ER)
  10. Enrolled
  11. House substitute agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N)
  12. Passed House with substitute (50-Y 46-N)

Showing 12 most recent of 33 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source