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2012 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections
Subcommittee Campaigns and Elections

Vogel (Chairman), Howell, Martin, Edwards, Petersen, Carrico, Garrett

Clerk: Hobie Lehman, Bonnie Shelhorse
Staff: M. Spain, D. Cotter, J. Austin
Date of Meeting: February 1, 2012
Time and Place: 10:00 a.m/Senate Room A

S.B. 281 Elections; persons entitled to place on ballot when in compliance with campaign finance disclosure.

Patron: Smith

Elections; persons entitled to place on ballot; compliance with campaign finance disclosure provisions. Provides that a candidate will not be entitled to have his name printed on the ballot unless he has filed all required campaign finance reports and satisfied all civil and criminal penalties imposed under the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-504 and 24.2-948.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; persons entitled to place on ballot; compliance with campaign finance disclosure provisions.

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S.B. 536 Absentee voting; unused, lost, and defaced ballots.

Patron: Martin

Absentee voting; unused, lost, and defaced ballots.  Requires persons who appear at their polling place or the central absentee voter precinct on election day and who have returned an unused or spoiled absentee ballot to cast a provisional ballot, rather than an official ballot, at the polling place or precinct.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-708 of the Code of Virginia, relating to absentee voting; returned unvoted absentee ballots; defaced ballots.

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S.B. 537 Elections; requires observers to respect area around voters and secrecy of ballot.

Patron: Martin

Conduct of elections; observers.  Requires observers to respect the area around voters and secrecy of the ballot.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-604 of the Code of Virginia, relating to conduct of elections; prohibited activities at polls; observers.

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S.B. 538 Presidential primary; allows a voter to vote uncommitted.

Patron: Martin

Presidential primary; uncommitted option.  Allows a voter in a presidential primary to vote "uncommitted" where such vote indicates that the voter has no preference among the candidates on the ballot and does not want to commit delegates to vote for any particular candidate at the party's national convention.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-545 of the Code of Virginia, relating to presidential primary; uncommitted option.

12103240D

S.B. 565 Absentee voting; procedures for military and overseas voters.

Patron: Martin

Elections; military and overseas voters.  Improves registration and absentee voting procedures for military and overseas voters; includes authorization for pilot programs for secure electronic ballot delivery and other reforms.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-101, 24.2-419, 24.2-444, 24.2-612, 24.2-700, 24.2-701, 24.2-702.1, 24.2-703, 24.2-706, 24.2-709, and 24.2-713 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 24.2-419.1, 24.2-419.2, 24.2-701.1, and 24.2-701.2; and to repeal Articles 7 (§§ 24.2-440 through 24.2-443) and 7.1 (§§ 24.2-443.1 through 24.2-443.4) of Chapter 4 of Title 24.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to voting by military and overseas citizens.

12103623D

S.B. 566 Elections; administrative matters and duties of electoral board and general registrar.

Patron: Martin

Elections, administrative matters, and duties of the electoral board and general registrar. Provides for certain administrative efficiencies: permits general registrar to administer oath to voting equipment custodians; clarifies method to give notice of change in location of general registrar's office; modernizes procedures to give public notice of registration times and primaries; and permits absentee ballot envelopes to be opened before election day so long as the ballots are placed in a secure ballot container and no count is initiated.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-120, 24.2-306, 24.2-415, 24.2-517, and 24.2-709.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to administration of elections and duties of the electoral board and general registrar.

12103716D

S.B. 669 Voter registration records; general registrar to cancel registration of voter shown to be a felon.

Patron: Garrett

Voter registration records.  Requires general registrar to compare list of registered voters for his locality to the State Board of Elections comprehensive list of convicted felons, to cancel the registration of any registered voter shown to be a felon, and to notify the registered voter of the cancelation.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-427 of the Code of Virginia, relating to voter registration records; purge of felons.

12103752D