Voter registration lists; duties of State Board of Elections and general registrars, etc. (SB191)
Introduced By
Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke) with support from co-patrons Sen. Don McEachin (D-Richmond), and Sen. Jennifer Wexton (D-Leesburg)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Voter registration; duties of the State Board of Elections. Modifies the provision calling for the State Board to cross-check voter registration lists with other states by (i) limiting the cross-checking to lists of active (rather than active and inactive) voters, (ii) requiring corroboration that the voter is no longer a resident and a mailed notice before the general registrar cancels his registration based on lists developed by such cross-checking, (iii) requiring the State Board to send lists of such voters to the general registrars only between January 1 and March 1, and (iv) giving the general registrar 90 days following his receipt of the list from the State Board to process the list Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/02/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100644D |
| 01/02/2014 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/10/2014 | Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns and Elections |
| 01/20/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (SB191) |
| 01/23/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (SB191) |
| 02/04/2014 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 1-N) |
| 02/04/2014 | Committee substitute printed 14104337D-S1 |
| 02/04/2014 | Rereferred to Finance |
| 02/05/2014 | Incorporates SB247 |
| 02/06/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (SB191S1) |
| 02/06/2014 | Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/07/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/10/2014 | Read second time |
| 02/10/2014 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/10/2014 | Committee substitute agreed to 14104337D-S1 |
| 02/10/2014 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/10/2014 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/10/2014 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB191ES1 |
| 02/10/2014 | Printed as engrossed 14104337D-ES1 |
| 02/11/2014 | Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N) |
| 02/13/2014 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/13/2014 | Read first time |
| 02/13/2014 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 02/17/2014 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
| 02/19/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (SB191ES1) |
| 02/27/2014 | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2015 |
| 02/28/2014 | Continued to 2015 in Privileges and Elections |
Comments
The ACLU of Virginia supports legislation that helps to ensure that qualified voters are not automatically purged from the voter rolls and disenfranchised. The legislation requires that election officials provide affected voters with notice before removing their name from the poll book.