Absentee voting; eligibility of persons granted protective order. (HB1912)
Introduced By
Del. Joseph Yost (R-Blacksburg)
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; eligibility of persons granted protective order. Entitles a person to vote absentee if the person has been granted a protective order issued by or under the authority of any court of competent jurisdiction. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2017 | Committee |
| 01/10/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102030D |
| 01/10/2017 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/13/2017 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
| 01/16/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1912) |
| 01/17/2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 01/20/2017 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/23/2017 | Read first time |
| 01/24/2017 | Passed by for the day |
| 01/25/2017 | Passed by for the day |
| 01/26/2017 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/27/2017 | Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N) |
| 01/27/2017 | VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/30/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/30/2017 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 02/14/2017 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 0-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 (40-Y 0-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 (HB1912ER) |
| 02/21/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1912ER) |
| 02/21/2017 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17 |
| 02/21/2017 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017 |
| 03/20/2017 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 631 (effective 7/1/17) |
| 03/20/2017 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0631) |
Comments
The ACLU strongly supports legislation that allows all Virginia voters to vote by absentee ballot either by mail or in-person without providing a reason. The ACLU of Virginia continues to be concerned about the effects and limitations of the current excuse-based system and encourages legislators to enact a truly equal “no-excuse” absentee voting law that is available in-person and by mail for all Virginia voters. If Virginia law limits no-excuse absentee voting to in-person only, qualified voters may be excluded from participating based upon a lack of readily accessible transportation, geography, income status, and the constraints of modern-day individuals and families. The “excuse-based” absentee voting law also continues to present concerns that certain classes of voters are being elevated. The excused-based system also continues to threaten the privacy of voters who vote by absentee ballot. The law currently requires voters to disclose private and sensitive information in order to vote by absentee ballot. And, this information is being required by a law that provides no assurance that the information will be held confidential and secure, or that it will be available to defend against allegations of absentee ballot fraud, which is a class 4 felony for which there is no statute of limitations. We strongly advocate that all voters should be permitted to vote by absentee ballot.