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2006 SESSION
Chairman: Stephen H. Martin
Clerk: Karen R. West
Staff: Mary Spain, Jack Austin
Date of Meeting: January 24, 2006
Time and Place: 4:00 p.m. - Senate Room A
Revised - SB150, SB272, SB424 have been added
Patron: Whipple
Elections; absentee voting and absentee ballot applications. Provides that any person who will be age 65 or older on the election day may vote absentee.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-700 and 24.2-701 of the Code of Virginia, relating to absentee voting and absentee ballot applications.063209844
Patron: Watkins
Voter registration at offices of the Department of Motor Vehicles and registration records. Provides that the Department shall maintain a copy of any completed voter registration application received by it until 30 days after the next general election and that the copy may be transmitted by facsimile or electronic means to a general registrar, local electoral board, or the State Board of Elections for the purpose of determining the validity of a provisional ballot.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-411.1 and 24.2-445 of the Code of Virginia, relating to voter registration at offices of the Department of Motor Vehicles and registration records.063211840
Patron: O'Brien
Elections; local electoral boards, general registrars, and their employees. Provides civil service status for the staffs of electoral boards and general registrars and revises provisions to recognize the status of employees of the boards and general registrars.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-101, 24.2-108, 24.2-111, 24.2-112, 24.2-114, 24.2-122, and 24.2-412 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal § 24.2-113 of the Code of Virginia, relating to electoral boards, general registrars, and their staffs and employees.066062784
Patrons: O'Brien, Lambert
Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006. Enacts a new campaign finance disclosure act; reorganizes and clarifies provisions in the act; amends various cross-references to the act; and repeals the existing act. The bill is the result of a review of the Act undertaken by the State Board of Elections pursuant to House Joint Resolution 667 (2005).
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-419, 2.2-3103, 2.2-3117, 19.2-8, 24.2-101, 24.2-405, 24.2-622, 24.2-676, 24.2-680, 24.2-1013, 30-103, 30-111, and 30-127 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 24.2 a chapter numbered 9.3, consisting of sections numbered 24.2-945 through 24.2-953.4, a chapter numbered 9.4, consisting of a section numbered 24.2-954, and a chapter numbered 9.5, consisting of sections numbered 24.2-955 through 24.2-959.1; and to repeal § 24.2-503.1 of the Code of Virginia, Chapter 9 (§§ 24.2-900 through 24.2-930), Chapter 9.1 (§ 24.2-940), and Chapter 9.2 (§§ 24.2-941 through 24.2-944) of Title 24.2 of the Code of Virginia, and §§ 24.2-1013 and 24.2-1014.1 of the Code of Virginia; relating to enactment of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006 and provisions on campaign fundraising during legislative sessions and political campaign advertisements, to the reorganization and clarification such provisions, and to amendments to cross-references to such provisions.066595784
Patron: Deeds
Elections; electronic voting equipment and paper record requirements; postelection audits of electronic equipment and paper records. Requires that direct recording electronic devices be equipped to produce a contemporaneous paper record of each vote that can be verified by the voter and used in recounts. Provides for audits of a percentage of the equipment.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-629 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-671.1, relating to elections; electronic voting equipment and paper record requirements; post-election audits of electronic equipment.064357724
Patrons: O'Brien, Lambert
Campaign finance disclosure; statements of organization; petty cash funds; sole depository requirements. Increases from $100 to $200 the amount of a credit card charge that may be reimbursed from petty cash funds by a candidate campaign committee. Provides that other political committees will have the same authority as a candidate campaign committee (i) to use a petty cash fund and (ii) to invest funds in an interest-bearing account so long as all expenditures are made through the committee's designated depository account. This is a recommendation of the task force that assisted the State Board of Elections in conducting a review of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act pursuant to House Joint Resolution 667 (2005).
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-905 and 24.2-908 of the Code of Virginia, relating to campaign finance disclosure; statements of organization; petty cash funds; sole depository requirements.063239148
Patrons: O'Brien, Lambert
Campaign finance disclosure; definitions; exemptions. Provides that the exemption for Internal Revenue Code § 501 (c) (3) organizations will also apply to § 501 (c) (4) and (6) organizations so long as the organization does not advocate the election or defeat of an identified candidate. This is a recommendation of the task force that assisted the State Board of Elections in conducting a review of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act pursuant to House Joint Resolution 667 (2005).
A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-901 of the Code of Virginia, relating to campaign finance disclosure; definitions; exemptions.063245148
Patrons: O'Brien, Lambert
Campaign finance disclosure; definitions; reporting requirements. Codifies the "express advocacy" standard. The Virginia Supreme Court held in Virginia Society for Human Life, Inc. v. Caldwell, 256 Va. 151, 500 S.E.2d 814 (1998), that the Virginia Campaign Finance Disclosure Act applies only to "express advocacy" and that the phrase "for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election" will be interpreted to mean "express advocacy." This is a recommendation of the task force that assisted the State Board of Elections in conducting a review of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act pursuant to House Joint Resolution 667 (2005).
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-901 and 24.2-910 of the Code of Virginia, relating to campaign finance disclosure; definitions; reporting requirements.063243148
Patrons: O'Brien, Lambert
Campaign finance disclosure; definitions; independent expenditures. Increases from $500 in statewide elections and $200 in other elections to $1,000 in any election, the amount that triggers reporting requirements applicable to independent expenditures. Clarifies that any person, candidate committee, or political committee may be subject to the independent expenditure reporting requirements. This is a recommendation of the task force that assisted the State Board of Elections in conducting a review of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act pursuant to House Joint Resolution 667 (2005).
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-901 and 24.2-910 of the Code of Virginia, relating to campaign finance disclosure; definitions; independent expenditures.063241148
Patrons: O'Brien, Lambert
Campaign finance; valuation of certain campaign contributions. Provides a general rule that the value of in-kind contributions benefiting multiple candidates will be divided equally among the benefiting candidates. However, the maker of the contribution may apportion the value of the contribution among the candidates on an objective basis that is stated in his campaign reports and documented in his records. This is a recommendation of the task force that assisted the State Board of Elections in conducting a review of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act pursuant to House Joint Resolution 667 (2005).
A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-902 of the Code of Virginia, relating to campaign finance disclosure and the valuation of certain campaign contributions.063237148
Patron: Bell
Disclosure requirements for political campaign advertisements; penalties. Increases the penalties for violations of the disclosure requirements and provides additional penalties for violations occurring during the 30 days or 14 days before the election and on election day.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-943 and 24.2-944 of the Code of Virginia, relating to disclosure requirements for political campaign advertisements; penalties.063504700
Patron: Whipple
Elections; a pilot program to test electronic voting equipment and paper record requirements; audits of voting equipment. Requires the State Board of Elections to design a pilot program to test electronic voting equipment and paper record requirements and incorporate audits of voting equipment. This is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee Studying Voting Equipment established pursuant to House Joint Resolution 174 (2004) and Senate Joint Resolution 371 (2005).
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-631.1, relating to elections; a pilot program to test electronic voting equipment and paper record requirements; audits of voting equipment.063221332
Patron: Cuccinelli
Elections; voter registration; citizenship status. Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to furnish monthly lists to the State Board of Elections of license applicants who indicate a non-citizen status on their applications, and directs the State Board to forward the information to the general registrars. Non-citizen status constitutes grounds for cancelling a person's voter registration.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-427 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 24.2 a section numbered 24.2-410.1, relating to voter registration, information pertaining to non-citizens, and cancellations of registrations.064320720
Patron: Devolites Davis
Election procedures; pollbooks, voting equipment requirements and audits, and recount procedures. Requires (i) that electronic pollbooks provide a contemporaneous and continuous paper printout of the voters' names and identifying information as their names are recorded and that the local electoral board conduct a postelection audit of the electronic pollbooks; (ii) that direct recording electronic devices be equipped to produce a paper record of each vote that can be verified by the voter and used in recounts and that audits be conducted of a percentage of the equipment; and (iii) that the source codes for software used in voting equipment be placed in escrow with the State Board of Elections prior to certification of the equipment for use in Virginia and that the source codes be examined by technical experts. The bill also prohibits any form of wireless electronic communication capability on any direct recorded electronic voting machine, optical ballot tabulator, or other voting or counting device and requires that a percentage of paper ballots be audited during recounts.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-611, 24.2-629, and 24.2-802 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 24.2-625.2, 24.2-625.3, and 24.2-671.1, relating to election procedures; pollbooks, voting equipment requirements and audits, and recount procedures.060837844
Patron: Williams
Interstate Public-Private Transportation Partnership Compact. Establishes the Interstate Public-Private Transportation Partnership Compact.
A BILL to establish the Interstate Public-Private Transportation Partnership Compact.067943848
Patron: Devolites Davis
Elections; permitted use of paper ballots. Delineates the circumstances when it is permissible to use paper ballots: when the paper ballot is the ballot used in the precinct; for assisting voters at curbside; for provisional votes; and when voting equipment is inoperable.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-646.1, relating to elections; permitted use of paper ballots.063194726
Patron: Devolites Davis
Elections; ascertaining the vote by officers of election; observers of the process. Provides that observers must be afforded an unobstructed view of the officers of election as they work to ascertain the results of the election.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-655 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; ascertaining the vote by officers of election; observers of the process.063195726
Patron: Devolites Davis
Campaign finance; special disclosure requirements for certain large contributions; civil penalties. Requires the filing of special reports to disclose the source of funds for large contributions ($100,000 for statewide candidates and $25,000 for General Assembly candidates) made by certain political committees, persons, and entities and including special reports on the source of large contributions received by certain political committees, persons, and entities.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-914 and 24.2-922 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-927.1 and in Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 24.2 a section numbered 24.2-930.1, relating to campaign finance; special disclosure requirements for certain large contributions; civil penalties.063196726
Patron: Devolites Davis
Elections; local electoral boards; certain prohibitions. Prohibits a member of a local electoral board from being the spouse or other relative of a candidate for or holder of an office filled in whole or in part by voters in the jurisdiction of the electoral board.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-106 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local electoral boards, including appointments, terms, vacancies, prohibitions, and training.067860726
Patron: Norment
Absentee ballot applications. Provides for the submission of applications for absentee ballots to local registrars through the official website of the State Board of Elections. The online application will contain all the information on the standard application, except for the signature requirement, plus a field for the applicant's e-mail address. The State Board website will e-mail the application automatically to the appropriate local registrar and generate an e-mail confirmation of receipt of the application to the applicant. The bill provides that the registrar may compare the voter's signature on the ballot with his signature on his registration application. If the signatures do not appear the same, the ballot will be treated as a provisional ballot and held for further confirmation.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-701 and 24.2-706 of the Code of Virginia, relating to absentee ballot applications and their processing.063260780
Patron: Martin
Preservation of order at elections. Provides that the local electoral board or general registrar, rather than the officers of election, may designate, with the consent of the chief local law-enforcement officer, a law-enforcement officer to maintain order at a polling place, and deletes provision for appointing special officers at the polling place.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-606 of the Code of Virginia, relating to preservation of order at elections.063249760
Patron: Martin
Elections; general registrars; performance reviews. Deletes the requirement that the local electoral board send a copy of each annual performance review to the State Board of Elections.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-109.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to general registrars; performance reviews.063250760
Patron: Lucas
Elections; recount procedures. Requires hard copy optical scan ballots to be rerun through appropriately programmed tabulators in recount proceedings. Present law provides that the tabulator printout will be sufficient unless it is unclear or the court orders the ballots to be rerun.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-802 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; recount procedures.063751752
Patron: Wagner
Virginia-North Carolina Interstate Toll Road Compact. Establishes the Virginia-North Carolina Interstate Toll Road Compact to set, impose, and collect tolls for use of Interstate Route 85 and Interstate 95.
A BILL to establish the Virginia-North Carolina Interstate Toll Road Compact.068809832
Patron: Deeds
Elections; recount procedures. Requires hard copy optical scan ballots to be rerun through appropriately programmed tabulators in recount proceedings. Present law provides that the tabulator printout will be sufficient unless it is unclear or the court orders the ballots to be rerun.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-802 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; recount procedures.063288724
Patron: Deeds
Campaign finance; special disclosure requirements for certain large contributions; civil penalties. Requires the filing of special reports to disclose the source of funds for large contributions ($100,000 for statewide candidates and $25,000 for General Assembly candidates) made by certain political committees, persons, and entities and including special reports on the source of large contributions received by certain political committees, persons, and entities.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-914 and 24.2-922 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-927.1 and in Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 24.2 a section numbered 24.2-930.1, relating to campaign finance; special disclosure requirements for certain large contributions; civil penalties.063287724
Patron: Reynolds
General Assembly members; prohibition of certain gifts and entertainment during legislative sessions; civil penalties. Prohibits gifts from lobbyists and other persons to General Assembly members during regular legislative sessions.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 9.1 of Title 24.2 a section numbered 24.2-940.1, relating to the prohibition of certain gifts and entertainment during legislative sessions; civil penalties.063824808
Patron: O'Brien
Primary elections; dates and procedures; date of June primary. Changes the date for the June primary from the second Tuesday in June to the third Tuesday in June.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-503, 24.2-507, 24.2-510, 24.2-515, and 24.2-515.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to primary elections; dates and procedures; date of June primary.063863784
Patron: Cuccinelli
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); exercise of eminent domain powers. Removes the General Assembly's power to define "public uses." The amendment provides that the term “public uses” shall only mean the possession, occupation, and enjoyment of land by the general public or by public agencies, or the use of land for the creation or functioning of public utilities. Moreover, public benefits or potential public benefits, including economic or private development, or an increase in the tax base, tax revenues, employment, or general economic health, do not constitute a public use. Furthermore, the proposed amendment makes it a judicial question whether private property is being condemned for a permissible public use.
Proposing an amendment to Section 11 of Article I of the Constitution of Virginia, relating to taking of private property.067523720