Voter Registration
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Election day voter registration; State Board of Elections to develop a pilot program, report. [SB-1059]
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Election day voter registration; pilot program. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall develop a pilot program for election day voter registration, by which a person who (i) offers to vote on election day but is not a registered voter, (ii) provides one of the forms of identification specified in subsection B of ? 24.2-643, and (iii) provides proof of his residency, in a form specified by the State Board for this purpose, in the precinct in which he offers to vote, shall be permitted to register to vote and to cast a ballot. The bill requires
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer L. McClellan
Passed By Indefinitely In Privileges And Elections (9-y 5-n) on 01/31/2017
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Study; JLARC; availability of sources for verifying information for voter registration purposes. [HJR-590]
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Study; JLARC; availability of sources for verifying information for voter registration purposes; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the availability of sources for verifying information for voter registration purposes. In conducting its study, JLARC will investigate sources of information that would enable the Department of Elections and the general registrars to verify the information provided by applicants on voter registration applications and how access to such information could most efficiently
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert G. Marshall
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Voter registration; proof of citizenship required to register to vote in certain elections. [HB-1598]
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Voter registration; proof of citizenship required to register to vote in certain elections. Requires persons applying to register to vote to provide proof of United States citizenship in a form enumerated in the bill. An applicant who does not provide such proof of citizenship shall be registered to vote in federal elections only. An applicant who does provide such proof of citizenship shall be registered to vote in federal, state, and local elections. The bill provides that any person who is registered in the Commonwealth on January 1, 2018, will
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark L. Cole
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/21/2017
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Utah 2017 General Session
Amendments to Voter Registration [HB-159]
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Amendments to Voter Registration
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen G. Handy
House/ Filed In House File For Bills Not Passed on 03/09/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Primary elections; voter registration by political party. [SB-902]
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Primary elections; voter registration by political party. Adds party affiliation to the information that an applicant is asked to provide when registering to vote. The applicant may indicate that he is an independent. The bill requires the State Board of Elections (State Board), in September 2017, to notify all registered voters of the new party registration law and send them a return card to indicate their party affiliation or independent status. Any voter who does not state a party affiliation shall be designated as independent in the registration
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark D. Obenshain
Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/08/2017
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Utah 2017 General Session
Inactive Voter Amendments [HB-86]
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Inactive Voter Amendments
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Mayne
Governor Signed In Executive Branch - Governor on 03/17/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Third-party registration groups; registration, disclosure, and recordkeeping requirements, etc. [SB-871]
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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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Sponsored by: Sen. Amanda F. Chase
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance (15-y 0-n) on 02/01/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Constitutional amendment; registration of voters (first reference). [HJR-552]
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Constitutional amendment (first resolution); registration of voters. Permits the General Assembly to provide by law for the use of a portion of an applicant's social security number on the voter registration application. Currently, an applicant is required to provide his full social security number in order to register to vote.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/08/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Voter registration drives; compensation prohibitions. [HB-1431]
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Voter registration drives; compensation prohibition. Prohibits any individual or group conducting a voter registration drive from compensating its volunteers or employees on the basis of the number of completed voter registration applications the volunteer or employee collects. The bill also prohibits volunteers and employees from accepting compensation based on the number of completed voter registration applications he collects.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark L. Cole
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0336) on 03/13/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Third-party registration groups; registration, disclosure, and recordkeeping requirements, etc. [HB-1430]
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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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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark L. Cole
Left In Appropriations on 02/08/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Primary elections; adds political party affiliation to information for voter registration. [SB-821]
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Voter registration by political party affiliation; primary elections. Adds party affiliation, beginning January 1, 2018, to the information that an applicant is asked to provide when registering to vote. The applicant may indicate that he is an independent. Voters registered prior to January 1, 2018, will be designated as independent unless they provide a political party designation in writing to the general registrar. Voters may change their party affiliation or independent status by written notice at any time before the registration records are
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Sponsored by: Sen. John A. Cosgrove
Read Third Time And Defeated By Senate (11-y 29-n) on 02/06/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Constitutional amendment; registration of voters (first reference). [SJR-226]
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Constitutional amendment (first resolution); registration of voters. Permits the General Assembly to provide by law for the use of a portion of an applicant's social security number on the voter registration application. Currently, an applicant must provide his full social security number in order to register to vote.
Sponsored by: Sen. Scott A. Surovell
Passed By Indefinitely In Privileges And Elections (8-y 6-n) on 01/31/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Primary elections; voter registration by political party affiliation. [SB-650]
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Voter registration by political party affiliation; primary elections. Adds party affiliation, beginning January 1, 2017, to the information that an applicant is asked to provide when registering to vote. The applicant may indicate that he is an independent. Voters registered prior to January 1, 2017, will be designated as independent unless they provide a political party designation in writing to the general registrar. Voters may change their party affiliation or independent status by written notice at any time before the registration records are
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Sponsored by: Sen. John A. Cosgrove
Left In Finance on 12/02/2016