Elections
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Congressional and state legislative districts. [SB-878]
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[Elections ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Congressional and state legislative districts. Provides criteria for the General Assembly to observe in drawing districts, including respect for political boundaries, equal population, racial and ethnic fairness, contiguity, compactness, and communities of interest. The bill prohibits use of political data or election results unless necessary to determine if racial or ethnic minorities can elect candidates of their choice.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to a voter education program for high school seniors. [SB-145]
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[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Relating to a voter education program for high school seniors.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the reapportionment of state legislative, congressional, and judicial districts and the creation, function, and duties of the Texas Redistricting Commission. [HB-369]
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[Voting Rights ]
Relating to the reapportionment of state legislative, congressional, and judicial districts and the creation, function, and duties of the Texas Redistricting Commission.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to electronic voter registration. [HB-143]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Relating to electronic voter registration.
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Utah 2017 General Session
Election Law - Filing Amendments [HB-111]
[Elections ]
Election Law - Filing Amendments
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the provision of the reason for rejecting a voter registration application. [SB-143]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Relating to the provision of the reason for rejecting a voter registration application.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to placing the name of a deceased or ineligible candidate for public office on the ballot. [HB-204]
[Elections ]
Relating to placing the name of a deceased or ineligible candidate for public office on the ballot.
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Utah 2017 General Session
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Early Voting Amendments [HB-105]
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[Voting Rights ]
Early Voting Amendments
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Requiring that voter registration information appear on certain state issued identification cards [HB-2424]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
10.0pt;color:windowtext'>The purpose of this bill is to require that voter registration information appear on certain state issued identification cards by January 1, 2019.
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Utah 2017 General Session
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Inactive Voter Amendments [HB-86]
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[Voting Rights ]
Inactive Voter Amendments
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Utah 2017 General Session
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Notification Requirements for Ballot Proposals [SB-69]
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[Voting Rights ]
Notification Requirements for Ballot Proposals
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the electronic filing of reports of political contributions and expenditures and of personal financial statements by certain officeholders and candidates and the content of those statements. [SB-63]
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[Ethics ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Relating to the electronic filing of reports of political contributions and expenditures and of personal financial statements by certain officeholders and candidates and the content of those statements.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to electronic voter registration. [SB-185]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Relating to electronic voter registration.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
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Absentee voting; applications and ballots; photo identification required. [SB-872]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Disabilities ]
[Military ]
Absentee voting; photo identification required with application. Requires any voter submitting an application for an absentee ballot by mail or by electronic or telephonic transmission to a facsimile device to submit with his application a copy of one of the forms of identification acceptable under current law. The bill exempts military and overseas voters and persons with a disability from this requirement. This bill is identical to HB 1428.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Third-party registration groups; registration, disclosure, and recordkeeping requirements, etc. [SB-871]
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[Voting Rights ]
Third-party registration groups; registration, disclosure, and recordkeeping requirements; compensation prohibition. Requires any individual or organization that will be distributing and collecting voter registration applications to register as a third-party registration group with the Department of Elections (the Department) prior to engaging in any voter registration activities. The bill requires volunteers and employees of third-party registration groups to register with the Department. The Department is required to issue a unique identification
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
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Relating to requirements relating to an application for a place on the ballot. [SB-44]
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Relating to requirements relating to an application for a place on the ballot.
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Utah 2017 General Session
Nonbinding Opinion Questions [HB-78]
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Nonbinding Opinion Questions
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Presidential electors; National Popular Vote Compact. [HB-1482]
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[Voting Rights ]
Presidential electors; National Popular Vote Compact. Enters Virginia into an interstate compact known as the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. Article II of the United States Constitution gives the states exclusive and plenary authority to decide the manner of awarding their electoral votes. Under the compact, Virginia agrees to award its electoral votes to the presidential ticket that receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The compact goes into effect when states
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Providing school days to register and transport students to vote [HB-2378]
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[Elections ]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to require county boards of education to provide days prior to early voting during primary, general and special elections for registering eligible students to vote and for the transportation of registered students to appropriate voting places during early voting periods.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Allowing signs for public office candidates on right-of-way of public road or highway [SB-262]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow signs drawing attention to a candidate for public office on rights-of-way along public road or highway during a specified period, and increases the penalties for allowing those signs in rights-of-way outside permissible period.