Primary elections; adds political party affiliation to information for voter registration. (SB821)

Introduced By

Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)

Progress

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

Description

Voter registration by political party affiliation; primary elections. Adds party affiliation, beginning January 1, 2018, to the information that an applicant is asked to provide when registering to vote. The applicant may indicate that he is an independent. Voters registered prior to January 1, 2018, will be designated as independent unless they provide a political party designation in writing to the general registrar. Voters may change their party affiliation or independent status by written notice at any time before the registration records are closed prior to an election. The state party chairman of each political party must notify the State Board of Elections by January 31 of each year of the rules adopted by the duly constituted authorities of the state political party governing who may participate in the party's primaries held from April 1 of that year through March 31 of the following year. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
11/07/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100640D
11/07/2016Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/24/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB821)
01/30/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB821)
01/31/2017Reported from Privileges and Elections (7-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2017Read second time and engrossed
02/06/2017Read third time and defeated by Senate (11-Y 29-N) (see vote tally)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 4 minutes.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

IT IS GREAT OF YOU ALL TO BE WITH US THIS MORNING AND REAGAN, IT IS GREAT FOR YOU TO BRING YOUR FRIENDS TO THE SENATE GALLERY AND THEY WILL WATCH AND SEE HOW PROUD YOU ARE OF YOUR DADDY AS HE DOES GOOD WORK FOR VIRGINIA TODAY. WE APPRECIATE YOU VISITING WITH US. I WOULD ASK THE MEMBERS TO JOIN ME IN OFFERING REAGAN AND HER FRIENDS IN THE GALLERY THE WARM WELCOME OF THE SENATE. [APPLAUSE] THE SENATOR FROM ARLINGTON, SENATOR FAVOLA? GOOD MORNING. MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE FOR PURPOSES OF AN INTRODUCTION

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE GENTLEMAN HAS THE FLOOR

[Unknown]: ON BEHALF OF SENATORS SUROVELL AND EBBIN I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WONDERFUL IN VOCATION WE RECEIVED THIS MORNING FROM THE REVEREND. SHE IS REAL LITER IN THE ARLINGTON -- LEADER IN THE ARLINGTON COMMUNITY INVOLVED IN EDUCATION REFORM, WOMEN'S HEALTH RIGHTS, LGBTQ ISSUES AND MOST IMPORTANTLY TOOK A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN FORMING VIRGINIANS ORGANIZED FOR INTERFAITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SOME OF YOU I'M SURE HAVE BEEN INFORMED ABOUT V.O.I.C.E. AND PERHAPS MEMBERS HAVE MET YOU WITH. REVEREND PEEBLES RECEIVED MANY AWARDS. EXCELLENCE IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION. THE UNITARIAN CHURCH'S HIGHEST ACCOLADE. AND LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT LAST POINT IS REVEREND PEEBLES IS TOTALLY COMMITTED TO SOCIAL JUSTICE AND IT IS A JOY TO GO TO THE UNTARIAN CHURCH IN ARLINGTON TO HEAR HER WORDS OF WISDOM. MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK THAT THE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE GIVE THE REVEREND A WARM WELCOME. THANK YOU THANK YOU, SENATOR. WOULD REVEREND LINDA OLSON PEEBLES PLEASE RISE. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE TRIP DOWN FROM ARLINGTON AND GETTING US OFF TO A GOOD START AND CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU ON THE GREAT WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ALL OF THE LIVES YOU TOUCHED THERE. WE HOPE YOU WILL COME BACK AND VISIT OFTEN AND SAFE TRAVELS TO YOU UPON YOUR RETURN TO ARLINGTON. I WOULD ASK THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE TO JOIN ME IN OFFERING THE REVEREND DR. LINDA OLSON PEEBLES THE WARM WELCOME OF THE SENATE. [APPLAUSE] THE SENATOR FROM MECKLENBURG, SENATOR RUPP I RISE FOR AN INTRODUCTION.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE GENTLEMAN HAS THE FLOOR

[Unknown]: WE HAVE A GROUP OF YOUNG FARMERS THAT CAME TO RICHMOND TO SEE HOW THE PROCESS WORKS A LITTLE BETTER. THEY ARE GLEN DYE, CHRIS HASKINS AND MARCUS AND SARAH SMITH. I ASK YOU TO GIVE THEM A WARM WELCOME. I WILL. THANK YOU, SENATOR. WOULD MEMBERS FROM THE VIRGINIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PLEASE RISE. GREAT SEEING YOU HERE THIS AFTERNOON. AND SENATOR RUFF WE HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT AND AS YOU KNOW I GREW UP ON A FARM ON THE SHORE AND WE CERTAINLY HAVE OUR ISSUES WITH DEER OVER THERE. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT BEAR WERE SUCH A PROBLEM TO OUR CROPS AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS AND THEY ARE DOING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE CROPS. HARD ENOUGH DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER AND THEN WHEN YOU HAVE TO TAKE IN DEER AND BEAR YOU HAVE YOUR WORK CUT OUT FOR YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING CAN US AND HELP EDUCATE US TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR FARMERS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. YOU FEED THE WORD LITERALLY AND I APPRECIATE THAT. I ASK THE MEMBERS TO JOIN ME IN OFFERING THE MEMBERS FROM THE VIRGINIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION THE WARM WELCOME OF THE SENATE.