Absentee voting; photo identification required with application. (HB1428)
Introduced By
Del. Buddy Fowler (R-Ashland) with support from co-patron Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk)
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
Absentee voting; applications and ballots; photo identification required. Requires any voter submitting an application for an absentee ballot by mail or by electronic or telephonic transmission to a facsimile device to submit with his application a copy of one of the forms of identification acceptable under current law. The bill also requires any voter to submit a copy of such identification with his voted absentee ballot. The bill exempts military and overseas voters and persons with a disability from these requirements. The bill contains technical amendments. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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11/09/2016 | Committee |
11/09/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100844D |
11/09/2016 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/10/2017 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
01/16/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1428) |
01/17/2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) |
01/17/2017 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
01/20/2017 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
01/20/2017 | Committee substitute printed 17104477D-H1 |
01/20/2017 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
01/20/2017 | Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay |
01/22/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1428H1) |
01/25/2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) |
01/30/2017 | Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
02/01/2017 | Read first time |
02/02/2017 | Passed by for the day |
02/03/2017 | Passed by for the day |
02/06/2017 | Read second time |
02/06/2017 | Committee substitute agreed to 17104477D-H1 |
02/06/2017 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1428H1 |
02/07/2017 | Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N) |
02/07/2017 | VOTE: PASSAGE (61-Y 35-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/08/2017 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/14/2017 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2017 | Read third time |
02/17/2017 | Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2017 | Enrolled |
02/21/2017 | Signed by Speaker |
02/21/2017 | Signed by President |
02/21/2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1428ER) |
02/21/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1428ER) |
02/21/2017 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17 |
02/21/2017 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017 |
03/03/2017 | G Vetoed by Governor |
04/05/2017 | Placed on Calendar |
04/05/2017 | House sustained Governor's veto |
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 1 minute.
Comments
So now homebound people have to somehow photocopy their photo ID? They'd do this...how?
And who is going to go to the house to see if the ID matches the person?
And who takes this photo ID to the person's home to check whether it matches the person?
The ACLU of Virginia opposes this bill. The ACLU of Virginia strongly opposes the voter photo ID law because it places an unnecessary burden on voters to exercise their constitutional right to vote.
In fairness to all, and to improve, uphold and maintain the integrity of voting, every vote cast should be accompanied with an appropriate form of identification.
I oppose this bill and others like it that make participation in the process harder. Virginia should be making voting easier to encourage more participation, not creating further obstacles.
Photo IDs should not be required to exercise the most fundamental constitutional right, by absentee ballot or in person. This is an impractical and potentially discriminating law. Any representative sincerely supportive of the democratic process should be doing everything he/she can to make voting simple, reliable and easy; not confusing, laborious and difficult.
I oppose this bill, as it creates yet another burden, discouraging voters from participating in elections. This country needs MORE of the people eligible to vote to participate in our democracy. Not creating more confusion, requirements and hurdles.
Another Voting Rights suppression tactic of the republicans. You know going to vote is not like Black Friday. People are generally not rushing to vote. We can barely get the legitimate, eligible, registered voters to go to the polls. The danger of voter fraud is a complete fabrication. We have more problems getting people to turn out to vote. And you know the demographic you are so concerned about turning up to vote? Historically, they've been so marginalized and disenfranchised they don't see the value of participating in the voting process anyway because they never see their lot in life and in this society ever improve regardless of who is in power. So you don't have to expend so much energy and time trying to take away people's voting rights.
Disgusting.