Absentee voting; certain information not required when completing application in person. (HB397)
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Description
Absentee voting; certain information not required when completing application in person. Provides that a person completing an application for an absentee ballot in person is not required to provide the last four digits of his social security number on the application. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/05/2018 | Committee |
01/05/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101830D |
01/05/2018 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/22/2018 | Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1 |
01/22/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB397) |
01/23/2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) |
01/26/2018 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (16-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2018 | Read first time |
01/31/2018 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/01/2018 | Read third time and passed House (74-Y 23-N) |
02/01/2018 | VOTE: PASSAGE (74-Y 23-N) (see vote tally) |
02/01/2018 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
02/01/2018 | Passed House (73-Y 25-N) |
02/01/2018 | VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (73-Y 25-N) (see vote tally) |
02/02/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/02/2018 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/20/2018 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2018 | Passed by for the day |
02/26/2018 | Read third time |
02/26/2018 | Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2018 | Enrolled |
02/28/2018 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB397ER) |
02/28/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB397ER) |
02/28/2018 | Signed by Speaker |
03/03/2018 | Signed by President |
03/06/2018 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2018 |
03/06/2018 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018 |
03/30/2018 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 595 (effective 7/1/18) |
03/30/2018 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0595) |
Comments
The ACLU of Virginia cannot support legislation that seeks to add new classes of privileged voters to our excused-based absentee voting system or that continues to make it easier for some voters but not others to vote on a day other than election day. The ACLU of Virginia supports legislation that will allow every voter to choose to vote absentee in person or by mail without having to offer an excuse. This bill preserves the excuse based system for mailed absentee ballots but eliminates it for those who can present themselves in person at the registrar's office. This makes it easier for those with cars, who live in urban areas with rapid transit, and those who live close to government offices to vote during the day on weekdays or on weekends but retains the system that requires an excuse and creates privacy issues for those who must or want to vote by mail.
This bill would make it slightly easier to vote absentee in person, saving time for both voters and registrars.