Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters and the right to vote (voter referendum). (SB21)
Introduced By
Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton) with support from co-patron Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. Provides for a referendum at the November 8, 2022, general election to approve or reject an amendment that would provide for the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth, revise the qualifications of voters so that a person convicted of a felony is not entitled to vote during his period of incarceration but is automatically invested with the right to vote upon release from incarceration, and update the existing prohibition on voting by persons found to be mentally incompetent to instead apply to persons who have been found to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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12/22/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100350D |
12/22/2021 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/18/2022 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
01/20/2022 | Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to |
01/20/2022 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
02/02/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (SB21) |
02/09/2022 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2022 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/14/2022 | Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2022 | Placed on Calendar |
02/22/2022 | Read first time |
02/22/2022 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/28/2022 | Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1 |
03/01/2022 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 4-N) |
03/08/2022 | Left in Privileges and Elections |
Comments
Encourage your Senator and Delegate to vote FOR this bill. This legislation implements the constitutional referendum authorized in SJ1 and includes the question that will be on the ballot in 2022 regarding the proposed amendment guaranteeing the fundamental right to vote.
Felons loose their right to own a gun BECAUSE they are criminals! I do not think they should have the right to vote like other law abiding citizens even after their release. They have shown themselves not have any regard for the law and we are a country of laws!
If passed, this bill will govern the question placed on the ballot when voters are given the chance to vote in 2022 on a constitutional amendment to guarantee the right to vote.