Voter registration records; clarifies duties of general registrars and State Board of Elections. (HB1642)
Introduced By
Sen. Kenneth Alexander (D-Norfolk) with support from co-patron Del. Leo Wardrup (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
☐ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
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. Read the Bill »
Status
03/13/2007: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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11/28/2006 | Committee |
11/28/2006 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 072202208 |
11/28/2006 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/11/2007 | Assigned P & E sub: #2 (Jones, S.C.) |
02/02/2007 | Committee substitute printed 072223208-H1 |
02/03/2007 | Read first time |
02/05/2007 | Read second time |
02/05/2007 | Committee substitute agreed to 072223208-H1 |
02/05/2007 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1642H1 |
02/06/2007 | Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N) |
02/06/2007 | Communicated to Senate |
02/07/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/07/2007 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/15/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) |
02/15/2007 | VOTE: (35-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2007 | Read third time |
02/16/2007 | Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) |
02/16/2007 | VOTE: (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2007 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
02/16/2007 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
02/16/2007 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2007 | Enrolled |
02/23/2007 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1642ER) |
02/24/2007 | Signed by Speaker |
02/26/2007 | Signed by President |
03/13/2007 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 311 (effective 7/1/07) |
03/15/2007 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0311) |
Comments
"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.