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HB 425 Elections; procedures at the polls, voter identification.

Introduced by: Jeannemarie Devolites | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Elections; procedures at the polls; voter identification. Adds a requirement that every voter present a form of identification when he offers to vote at the polls. The required identification may be any one of the following: his Commonwealth of Virginia voter registration card, his social security card, his valid Virginia driver’s license, an identification card issued by a local, state, or federal government agency, or an identification card with a photograph of the voter issued by his employer. If a voter cannot present identification, he may still vote if he signs a statement, subject to felony penalties, that he is the named registered voter he claims to be. Under present law, a voter identification requirement applies only to certain first-time voters who have registered by mail and in certain challenged vote situations. The bill also deletes a provision enacted in 1999 that provided for a pilot project in up to 10 jurisdictions to test the voter identification process. In October 1999, the Virginia Supreme Court upheld the injunction issued by the Richmond City Circuit Court that prohibited implementation of the pilot program at the November 1999 elections in 10 counties and cities on the ground that all voters were not treated alike under the pilot program. House Bill 586 has been incorporated into this bill.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Elections; procedures at the polls; voter identification. Adds a requirement that every voter present a form of identification when he offers to vote at the polls. The required identification may be any one of the following: his Commonwealth of Virginia voter registration card, his social security card, his valid Virginia driver’s license, an identification card issued by a local, state, or federal government agency, or an identification card with a photograph of the voter issued by his employer. If a voter cannot present identification, he may still vote if he signs a statement, subject to felony penalties, that he is the named registered voter he claims to be. Under present law, a voter identification requirement applies only to certain first-time voters who have registered by mail and in certain challenged vote situations. The bill also deletes a provision enacted in 1999 that provided for a pilot project in up to ten jurisdictions to test the voter identification process. In October 1999, the Virginia Supreme Court upheld the injunction issued by the Richmond City Circuit Court that prohibited implementation of the pilot program at the November 1999 elections in ten counties and cities on the ground that all voters were not treated alike uinder the pilot program. House Bill 586 has been incorporated into this bill.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Elections; procedures at the polls; voter identification. Adds a requirement that the voter present a form of identification when he offers to vote at the polls. The required identification may be any one of the following: his Commonwealth of Virginia voter registration card, his social security card, or any identification card issued by a local, state, or federal government agency. If a voter cannot present identification, he may still vote if he signs a statement, subject to felony penalties, that he is the named registered voter he claims to be. Under present law, a voter identification requirement applies only to certain first-time voters who have registered by mail and in certain challenged vote situations. The bill also deletes a provision enacted in 1999 that provided for a pilot project in up to ten jurisdictions to test the voter identification process. In October 1999, the Virginia Supreme Court upheld the injunction issued by the Richmond City Circuit Court that prohibited implementation of the pilot program at the November 1999 elections in ten counties and cities.