Absentee ballots; witness requirement, printed name and residence address. (HB149)
Introduced By
Del. Chris Runion (R-Bridgewater) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. John Avoli (R-Staunton), Del. Ronnie Campbell (R-Raphine), Del. Buddy Fowler (R-Ashland), Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg), Del. Bill Wiley (R-Winchester), Del. Wren Williams (R-Stuart), Del. Tommy Wright (R-Victoria), Del. Scott Wyatt (R-Mechanicsville), Sen. Frank Ruff (R-Clarksville)
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 ballots; witness requirement; printed name and residence address. Requires that a witness to a voter's absentee ballot provide, in addition to his signature, his printed name, his date of birth, the last four digits of his social security number, and his residence address. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2022 | Committee |
| 01/08/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101276D |
| 01/08/2022 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/17/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB149) |
| 02/03/2022 | Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #3 |
| 02/15/2022 | Left in Privileges and Elections |
Comments
Why would anyone be against this. Isn't it common sense to want to know basic information to properly identify absentee voters?