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Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections

Chairman: Jill Holtzman Vogel

Clerk: Hobie Lehman
Staff: Meg Burruss
Date of Meeting: February 23, 2016
Time and Place: Tuesday, 4:00 pm Senate Room A

H.B. 3

Patron: Bell, Robert B.

Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); charter schools. Provides for a referendum at the November 8, 2016, election to approve or reject an amendment to grant the Board of Education the authority to establish charter schools within the school divisions of the Commonwealth, subject to any criteria or conditions that the General Assembly may prescribe.

A BILL to provide for the submission to the voters of a proposed amendment to Section 5 of Article VIII of the Constitution of Virginia, relating to the establishment of charter schools.

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H.B. 9

Patron: Cole

Voter registration; application; form and required information. Specifies in greater detail the information that applicants for voter registration are required to provide on the voter registration application form. The bill also requires the general registrars to deny the application of any applicant who fails to provide his first and last name or his date of birth; fails to provide his social security number or indicate that he does not have a social security number; fails to provide his citizenship status or provides that he is not a U.S. citizen; fails to provide his residence address or indicate rural residence location or homelessness; fails to provide information regarding the circumstances of restoration of his voting rights after felony convictions, if any, or adjudications of mental incapacity, if any; fails to provide previous voter registration information or indicate lack thereof; or fails to indicate that he will be, or indicates that he will not be, at least 18 years of age on or before the date of the next general election.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-418 of the Code of Virginia, relating to voter registration; form of the application and required information.

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H.B. 832

Patron: Landes

Vacancies in constitutional offices; special elections. Allows the governing body of a county or city in which a vacancy in a constitutional office has occurred to request in its petition for a writ of election that the circuit court order the special election to be held at the next ensuing general election and allows the court to issue such writ. The bill also authorizes the governing body to petition the circuit court to request that no special election be ordered when the vacancy occurs within the 12 months immediately preceding the end of the term of that office and requires the court to grant such a request. The bill also contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-228.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to vacancies in constitutional offices; timing of special election.

16103844D

H.B. 1030

Patron: Sickles

Officers of election; required training. Requires each officer of election to receive training at least once during the term for which he was appointed and whenever there is a change to election procedures that alters the duties or conduct of the officers of election. The State Board of Election is required to (i) develop standardized training programs, (ii) provide standardized training materials, and (iii) offer on the Department of Elections website an online training course. The bill requires the training of the officers of election to be conducted by the local electoral boards and general registrars, using the standardized training programs and materials developed by the State Board, but gives the local electoral boards and general registrars the option to instead require the officers of election complete the online training course offered by the State Board.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-103 and 24.2-115 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-115.2, relating to officers of election; required training.

16105049D

H.B. 1188

Patron: Farrell

Senate districts; adjustment. Changes district assignments of two census precincts (VTDs) in Louisa County. The bill moves Fredericks Hall Precinct from District 17 to District 22 and South Anna Precinct from District 22 to District 17. The population deviation for both districts remains under two percent.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-303.4, relating to technical adjustments of certain Senate district boundaries.

16104030D

H.B. 1223

Patron: Watts

Procedures at polling place; provision of voter's full name and current residence address. Permits a voter to give his full name and current residence address orally or in writing to the officer of election when offering to vote.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-643 of the Code of Virginia, relating to procedures at polling place; provision of voter's full name and current residence address.

16104000D

H.B. 1379

Patron: LeMunyon

Voter list maintenance; use of information received through certain list comparisons and data matching exchanges with other states. Requires the information received through the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) and the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program to be used as part of the regular periodic review of registration records conducted by the Department of Elections. Within seven days of receiving information from these programs, the Department of Elections is required to send that information to the general registrars. Within 21 days of receiving that information from the Department of Elections, the general registrars are required to send notice to the voters by forwardable mail along with a postage prepaid, pre-addressed return card for correcting or verifying the information. The bill also requires Virginia, through the Department of Elections, to have active and continuous participation in ERIC and the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-404.4 and 24.2-428 of the Code of Virginia, relating to voter list maintenance; use of ERIC and the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program.

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H.B. 1387

Patron: Lingamfelter

Large pre-election contributions; deadline for disclosure. Amends the deadline for reporting certain large pre-election contributions from 5:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. on the day after the contribution was received or on the Monday after a contribution received on a Saturday.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-947.9 and 24.2-949.6 of the Code of Virginia, relating to large pre-election contributions; deadline for disclosure.

16104273D

H.J.R. 1

Patron: Bell, Robert B.

Constitutional amendment (second resolution); charter schools. Grants the Board of Education authority, subject to criteria and conditions prescribed by the General Assembly, to establish charter schools within the school divisions of the Commonwealth. This is the second resolution for Senate Joint Resolution 256 (2015).

Proposing an amendment to Section 5 of Article VIII of the Constitution of Virginia, relating to the establishment of charter schools.

16100594D

S.J.R. 157

Patron: Vogel

Confirming Governor's appointments of certain persons. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor McAuliffe after January 7, 2016, and communicated to the General Assembly on January 26, 2016.

Confirming appointments by the Governor of certain persons communicated January 26, 2016.

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S.J.R. 158

Patron: Vogel

Confirming Governor's appointments of certain persons. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor McAuliffe after January 27, 2016, and communicated to the General Assembly on February 9, 2016.

Confirming appointments by the Governor of certain persons communicated February 9, 2016.

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