Voters and voting; photo identification required to vote. (HB65)
Introduced By
Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Elections; photo identification required to vote. Specifies that a voter must present a photo identification document issued by Virginia or the United States to vote and eliminates other alternatives now provided under Virginia law. This bill is patterned after the Indiana statute that is the subject of pending cases before the United States Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the requirement. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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12/07/2007 | Committee |
12/07/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087619616 |
12/07/2007 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/11/2008 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
01/24/2008 | Impact statement from ACLU of Virginia (HB65) |
01/25/2008 | Continued to 2009 in Privileges and Elections |
Comments
I always hear that this type of bill disenfranchises the poor and some supporters of this type of bill have been labeled 'racist'.
Can someone please explain that? I mean, don't 99 percent of people already have some form of photo ID?
This will not prevent voter fraud from those states, and transfers from those states, that have issued photo ID's and licenses without appropriate documentation.
Mary Steele
Yorktown VA
Too many elderly and poor don't have id...these are folks who can't afford cars, driver licenses etc....so there are lots of folks that don't have an i.d. It's true.
The major problem in America is getting folks to vote...some state allow folks to register to vote the day of the election...we need to make voting as easy as possible.