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HB 1599 Voter registration; political party affiliation on registration record.

Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Elections; voter registration; political party affiliation. Provides that a voter who votes in a primary election held by a political party shall be designated on his registration record as affiliated with that political party. The bill requires the State Board to use the list of persons voting in a primary election submitted by the electoral boards to designate a political party affiliation on the registration record for each voter, but prohibits the State Board of Elections from designating a political party affiliation for a voter until the voter has voted in a primary election held on or after January 1, 2016. Voters may change their party affiliation or designate themselves as independents by providing written notice to the general registrar for the locality in which they are registered. The bill does not change Virginia's present primary laws, and all registered voters remain eligible to participate in the primary of a political party that chooses to nominate by primary. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2016.


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