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HB1642: Voter registration records; clarifies duties of general registrars and State Board of Elections.

Chief Patron

Del. Kenny Alexander (D-89)

Kenny Alexander (D-89)
Norfolk, VA
Served: 2002–

Progress

Yes Introduced
Passed Committee
Yes Passed House
Yes Passed Senate
Yes Signed by Governor
Yes Became Law

Status

03/13/2007: signed by governor

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Summary

Elections; voter registration records.  Clarifies the duties of local electoral boards, general registrars, and the State Board of Elections regarding voter registration records and exceptions from public inspection.   View Full Text »

Comments

Joe writes:

"In determining domicile, consideration may be given to a person's expressed intent, conduct, and all attendant circumstances including, but not limited to, financial independence, business pursuits, employment, income sources, residence for income tax purposes, marital status, residence of parents, spouse and children, if any, leasehold, sites of personal and real property owned by the person, motor vehicle and other personal property registration, and other factors reasonably necessary to determine the qualification of a person to register or vote."

The intent of this bill is to clarify existing ambiguities in the definitions of words regarding elections. However, by including domicile in said list, it enters a current debate that is growing regarding college students. Currently, college students can vote either in the district of their parents, or in the district of where they live while attending college. This is because to vote in an area, you must demostrate residence as well as domicile. Currently, the definition of domicile is vaguely defined under law, and thus is really up to the registar whether or not to allow dorm students to vote (see: Williamsburg). This clarification is still quite open, but the question is whether it has closed just enough to allow or disallow dorm students to vote in their college areas.

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