Voter identification; electronic pollbooks to contain photographs of voters, effective clause. (SB523)
Introduced By
Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg)
Progress
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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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Description
Voter identification; electronic pollbooks to contain photographs of voters. Requires electronic pollbooks to contain the photographs of registered voters that are obtained by the general registrars in the production of voter photo identification cards or contained in a voter's Department of Motor Vehicles record. The bill also provides that if the electronic pollbook contains the voter's photograph, the officer of election is required to access that photograph and the voter is not required to present one of the statutorily required forms of identification. The bill prohibits lists of voters furnished pursuant to current law from containing any voter's photograph. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2019. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103159D |
01/09/2018 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/16/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (SB523) |
01/16/2018 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
01/16/2018 | Rereferred to Finance |
01/24/2018 | Reported from Finance with amendment (8-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
01/25/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2018 | Read second time |
01/26/2018 | Reading of amendment waived |
01/26/2018 | Committee amendment agreed to |
01/26/2018 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB523E |
01/26/2018 | Printed as engrossed 18103159D-E |
01/29/2018 | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (see vote tally) |
01/31/2018 | Placed on Calendar |
01/31/2018 | Read first time |
01/31/2018 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/06/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (SB523E) |
02/08/2018 | Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1 |
02/20/2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (4-Y 2-N) |
02/20/2018 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
02/23/2018 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (12-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2018 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/23/2018 | Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay |
02/26/2018 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N) |
03/06/2018 | Left in Appropriations |
Comments
A similar bill was passed by the General Assembly last year and vetoed by the governor, with good reason: This could be the first step toward allowing challenges at the polls based on a voter's appearance. (We all know how good DMV photos are, right?) It would require additional training for poll workers and would add costs at both state and local levels. I am strongly against this bill.
Bad bill. Should be killed.
Where does the EPB get the photo? What happens when voter changes appearance -- hair color, hair style, glasses, whatever.
Just another attempt by Obenshain to make it difficult for people to vote.