Polling place procedures; voter identification requirements, application for absentee ballot, etc. (SB719)
Introduced By
Progress
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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; polling place procedures; voter identification requirements. Removes several items from the list of acceptable identification documents that a voter must present when voting at the polls on election day: a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, or paycheck that shows the name and address of the voter. These documents continue to be valid identification for certain first-time voters at federal elections who are required to show identification under the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/03/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 |
| 12/03/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101225D |
| 12/03/2012 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/08/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (SB719) |
| 01/15/2013 | Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns and Elections |
| 01/29/2013 | Committee substitute printed 13104731D-S1 |
| 01/29/2013 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/31/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/01/2013 | Read second time |
| 02/01/2013 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/04/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (SB719S1) |
| 02/04/2013 | Read second time |
| 02/04/2013 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/04/2013 | Committee substitute agreed to 13104731D-S1 |
| 02/04/2013 | Amendment #1 by Senator McEachin withdrawn |
| 02/04/2013 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/04/2013 | Amendment #2 by Senator McEachin agreed to (20-Y 20-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2013 | Chair votes yes |
| 02/04/2013 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB719ES1 |
| 02/04/2013 | Printed as engrossed 13104731D-ES1 |
| 02/04/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2013 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/05/2013 | Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 20-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/05/2013 | Chair votes Yes |
| 02/11/2013 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/11/2013 | Read first time |
| 02/11/2013 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 02/11/2013 | Assigned App. sub: General Government |
| 02/12/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (SB719ES1) |
| 02/15/2013 | Left in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2013 | Left in Appropriations |
| 02/21/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (SB719ES1) |
Comments
The ACLU of Virginia opposes any legislation that seeks to erode the right to vote and to have that vote counted. Nothing is more fundamental in our society than the right to vote. Voter ID laws are a misguided step backwards in our democracy. Lawmakers should be seeking ways to increase access to the voting booth, not restrictions, as this bill is attempting by eliminating currently accepted forms of IDs.
The ACLU of Virginia opposes any legislation that seeks to erode the right to vote and to have that vote counted. Nothing is more fundamental in our society than the right to vote. Voter ID laws are a misguided step backwards in our democracy. Lawmakers should be seeking ways to increase access to the voting booth, not restrictions, as this bill is attempting by eliminating currently accepted forms of IDs.