Virginia Voter Registration System; State Board of Elections to develop. (HB1764)

Introduced By

Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville) with support from 12 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg), Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. Scott Garrett (R-Lynchburg), Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Barry Knight (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-Oak Hill), Del. Joe May (R-Leesburg), Del. Randy Minchew (R-Leesburg), Del. Lacey Putney (I-Bedford), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), Del. Mike Watson (R-Williamsburg), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)

Progress

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

Description

State Board of Elections; Virginia Voter Registration System. Directs the State Board to cooperate with other states to develop systems to compare voters and registration lists in order to ensure accuracy of voter registration rolls, prevent duplicate registration, and determine eligibility of individuals to vote. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/08/2013Committee
01/08/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102905D
01/08/2013Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/11/2013Assigned P & E sub: Campaign Finance Subcommittee
01/21/2013Impact statement from DPB (HB1764)
01/30/2013Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
02/01/2013Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2013Read first time
02/04/2013Read second time and engrossed
02/05/2013Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/05/2013VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2013Constitutional reading dispensed
02/06/2013Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/08/2013Constitutional reading dispensed
02/08/2013Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/12/2013Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2013Read third time
02/15/2013Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2013Enrolled
02/21/2013Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1764ER)
02/21/2013Impact statement from DPB (HB1764ER)
02/21/2013Signed by Speaker
02/21/2013Signed by President
03/16/2013G Approved by Governor-Chapter 425 (effective 7/1/13)
03/16/2013G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0425)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 45 seconds.

Comments

Rick Sincere writes:

I believe the State Board of Elections already does this -- at least with states that choose to cooperate.