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2017 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections

Chairman: Jill Holtzman Vogel

Clerk: Hobie Lehman, E. Greenwood
Staff: Meg Lamb
Date of Meeting: January 24, 2017
Time and Place: 15 Minutes After the Senate Adjourns / Senate Room A
Updated to add SJRs 307, 308, 309 and 310

S.B. 792 Absentee voting; entitles persons age 65 or older on date of an election to vote absentee.

Patron: Ebbin

Absentee voting; eligibility of persons age 65 or older. Entitles a person who will be age 65 or older on the date of the election for which an absentee ballot is requested to vote absentee.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-700 and 24.2-701 of the Code of Virginia, relating to absentee voting; eligibility of persons age 65 or older.

17100334D

S.B. 821 Primary elections; adds political party affiliation to information for voter registration.

Patron: Cosgrove

Voter registration by political party affiliation; primary elections. Adds party affiliation, beginning January 1, 2018, to the information that an applicant is asked to provide when registering to vote. The applicant may indicate that he is an independent. Voters registered prior to January 1, 2018, will be designated as independent unless they provide a political party designation in writing to the general registrar. Voters may change their party affiliation or independent status by written notice at any time before the registration records are closed prior to an election. The state party chairman of each political party must notify the State Board of Elections by January 31 of each year of the rules adopted by the duly constituted authorities of the state political party governing who may participate in the party's primaries held from April 1 of that year through March 31 of the following year.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-530 and 24.2-535 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 24.2-418.01, 24.2-423.1, and 24.2-516.1, relating to voter registration by political party affiliation; primary elections.

17100640D

S.B. 826 Voter identification; accepted forms of identification.

Patron: Wexton

Voter identification; accepted forms of identification. Adds to the list of accepted forms of identification for purposes of voting a valid identification card that contains a photograph of the voter and is issued by any private entity that is licensed or certified, in whole or in part, by the State Department of Health, the Department of Social Services, the Department of Medical Assistance Services, or the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. An employee of any such private entity is currently permitted to use his employee identification card, provided that the card contains a photograph of the voter, for purposes of voting; the bill allows a resident or other person who receives services from such private entity to use a valid identification card issued by the private entity, provided that the card contains a photograph of the voter.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-643 of the Code of Virginia, relating to accepted forms of voter identification.

17100200D

S.B. 827 Elections; absentee voting by persons age 70 or older.

Patron: Wexton

Absentee voting; eligibility of persons age 70 or older. Entitles a person who will be age 70 or older on the date of the election for which an absentee ballot is requested to vote absentee.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-700 and 24.2-701 of the Code of Virginia, relating to absentee voting; eligibility of persons age 70 or older.

17100198D

S.B. 837 Electors for President and Vice President; allocation of electoral votes by congressional district.

Patron: Chase

Electors for President and Vice President; allocation of electoral votes by congressional district. Revises the process by which the Commonwealth's electoral votes are allocated among the slates of presidential electors. The bill provides that a voter will vote for two electors for the Commonwealth at large and one elector for the congressional district in which he is qualified to vote. The candidates for President and Vice President receiving the highest number of votes cast statewide are allocated the two electoral votes for the Commonwealth at large, and the candidates for President and Vice President receiving the highest number of votes cast in each congressional district are allocated the one electoral vote for that congressional district. Currently, the candidates for President and Vice President receiving the highest number of votes cast statewide are allocated the total number of the Commonwealth's electoral votes.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-202, 24.2-203, 24.2-542, 24.2-542.1, and 24.2-673 of the Code of Virginia, relating to electors for President and Vice President; allocation of electoral votes by congressional district.

17101217D

S.B. 844 Absentee voting; no-excuse in-person available 21 days prior to election.

Patron: Howell

Absentee voting; no-excuse in-person available 21 days prior to election. Allows for any registered voter to vote by absentee ballot in person in any election in which he is qualified to vote without providing a reason or making prior application for an absentee ballot. The bill makes absentee voting in person available beginning the twenty-first day prior to the election and ending at 5:00 p.m. on the Saturday immediately preceding the election. The bill retains the current provisions for voting an absentee ballot by mail, including the application requirement and the list of statutory reasons.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-612, 24.2-700, 24.2-701, 24.2-706, and 24.2-707 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-701.1, relating to absentee voting; no-excuse in-person available 21 days prior to elections.

17101106D

S.B. 845 Absentee voting; eligibility of certain caregivers.

Patron: Howell

Absentee voting; eligibility of certain caregivers. Entitles a person to vote absentee if the person is unable to go in person to the polls on the day of the election because he is primarily and personally responsible for the care of an ill or disabled individual who is confined at home. Currently, such caregivers are entitled to vote absentee only if the ill or disabled individual who is confined at home is a family member of the caregiver.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-700 and 24.2-701 of the Code of Virginia, relating to absentee voting; eligibility of certain caregivers.

17101251D

S.B. 871 Third-party registration groups; registration, disclosure, and recordkeeping requirements.

Patron: Chase

Third-party registration groups; registration, disclosure, and recordkeeping requirements; compensation prohibition. Requires any individual or organization that will be distributing and collecting voter registration applications to register as a third-party registration group with the Department of Elections (the Department) prior to engaging in any voter registration activities. The bill requires volunteers and employees of third-party registration groups to register with the Department. The Department is required to issue a unique identification number to each third-party registration group, and each group shall assign its volunteers and employees a separate identification number. The bill requires these identification numbers to be included on voter registration applications collected by the third-party registration group. The bill also requires third-party registration groups to maintain a record containing information about all volunteers and employees engaging in voter registration activities on behalf of the group, each of whom is required to receive training and to maintain a log of his registration activities to be submitted with all completed applications collected. The bill prohibits the compensation of volunteers and employees on a per-application basis.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-416.6 of the Code of Virginia, relating to third-party registration groups; registration, disclosure, and recordkeeping requirements; compensation prohibition.

17102047D

S.B. 872 Absentee voting; applications and ballots; photo identification required.

Patron: Chase

Absentee voting; applications and ballots; photo identification required. Requires any voter submitting an application for an absentee ballot by mail or by electronic or telephonic transmission to a facsimile device to submit with his application a copy of one of the forms of identification acceptable under current law. The bill also requires any voter to submit a copy of such identification with his voted absentee ballot. The bill exempts military and overseas voters and persons with a disability from these requirements. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-701, 24.2-706, and 24.2-707 of the Code of Virginia, relating to absentee voting; applications and ballots; photo identification required.

17102046D

S.B. 882 Absentee voting; eligibility of any registered voter.

Patron: Spruill

Absentee voting; eligibility of any registered voter. Allows any registered voter to vote by absentee ballot in any election in which he is qualified to vote. The bill removes the current list of statutory reasons for which a person may be entitled to vote by absentee ballot but retains the requirement to apply to vote absentee. The bill contains numerous technical amendments that consolidate existing provisions relating to absentee voting by uniformed and overseas voters and absentee voting by persons with a disability.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-452, 24.2-612, 24.2-700, 24.2-701, 24.2-706, 24.2-707, 24.2-709, and 24.2-1004 of the Code of Virginia, to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 24.2-702.2 and 24.2-703.3, and to repeal §§ 24.2-702.1 through 24.2-703.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to absentee voting; eligibility of any registered voter.

17100875D

S.B. 902 Primary elections; voter registration by political party.

Patron: Obenshain

Primary elections; voter registration by political party. Adds party affiliation to the information that an applicant is asked to provide when registering to vote. The applicant may indicate that he is an independent. The bill requires the State Board of Elections (State Board), in September 2017, to notify all registered voters of the new party registration law and send them a return card to indicate their party affiliation or independent status. Any voter who does not state a party affiliation shall be designated as independent in the registration records. Voters may change their party affiliation or independent status by written notice at any time before the registration records are closed in advance of an election. The bill (i) requires the state party chairman to notify the State Board by January 31 of each year whether the party will close or open its primaries, (ii) requires that primary candidate petitions be signed and witnessed by voters registered as affiliated with the party conducting the primary, (iii) sets the required number of petition signatures at one percent of the number of voters registered as affiliated with the party in the election district where the primary is being held, and (iv) allows an official political party to retain that status as long as at least 15 percent of the Commonwealth's registered voters are registered as affiliated with that party. The provisions of the bill are applicable to primaries conducted after January 1, 2018.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-101, 24.2-521, 24.2-530, and 24.2-535 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 24.2-418.01, 24.2-423.1, and 24.2-516.1, relating to voter registration by political party; primary elections.

17100909D

S.B. 979 Elections; absentee voting; no-excuse, in-person.

Patron: Dance

Elections; absentee voting; no-excuse, in-person. Allows qualified voters to vote absentee in person without providing an excuse for not being able to vote in person on election day. The bill retains the statutory list of specific reasons allowing a voter to cast an absentee ballot by mail.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-700 and 24.2-701 of the Code of Virginia, relating to absentee voting; persons eligible to vote absentee in person without providing a statutory reason.

17102132D

S.B. 1002 Absentee voting; no-excuse, in-person available 21 days prior to election.

Patron: Ebbin

Absentee voting; no-excuse, in-person available 21 days prior to election. Allows any registered voter to vote by absentee ballot in person in any election in which he is qualified to vote without providing a reason or making a prior application for an absentee ballot. Absentee voting in person will be available in the office of the general registrar or the secretary of the electoral board and may be available at additional locations if approved by the local electoral board. The period for absentee voting in person will begin on the twenty-first day prior to any election and will end at 5:00 p.m. on the Saturday immediately preceding the election. The bill retains the current provisions for voting absentee by mail, including the application process and list of eligibility reasons.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-612, 24.2-700, 24.2-701, 24.2-706, and 24.2-707 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-701.1, relating to absentee voting; no-excuse, in-person available 21 days prior to election.

17102185D

S.B. 1016 Absentee voting; eligibility of persons age 65 or older.

Patron: Barker

Absentee voting; eligibility of persons age 65 or older. Entitles a person who will be age 65 or older on the date of the election for which an absentee ballot is requested to vote absentee.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-700 and 24.2-701 of the Code of Virginia, relating to absentee voting; eligibility of persons age 65 or older.

17102887D

S.B. 1051 Voter registration at the Department of Motor Vehicles; opt-out voter registration.

Patron: Ebbin

Voter registration at the Department of Motor Vehicles; opt-out voter registration. Provides for the electronic transmission by the Department of Motor Vehicles to the Department of Elections of certain information for any person coming into an office of the Department of Motor Vehicles or accessing its website in order to (i) apply for, replace, or renew a driver's license, (ii) apply for, replace, or renew a special identification card, or (iii) change an address on an existing driver's license or special identification card if the Department of Motor Vehicles records indicate that he (a) is a United States citizen, (b) is 18 years of age or older, and (c) at the time of the transaction does not decline to have his information transmitted to the Department of Elections for voter registration purposes. The option to decline to have his information so transmitted shall be presented at the time of one of the specified transactions with the Department of Motor Vehicles and shall be accompanied by a warning that intentionally making a materially false statement during the transaction and that voting more than once in any election in the same or different jurisdictions are both punishable under Virginia law as a felony. The information required to be transferred includes the person's full name, date of birth, gender, residence address, citizenship status, driver's license and social security number, and digital signature and an affirmation by the person that he meets all voter eligibility requirements. Upon receipt of the information, the Department of Elections is required to determine whether the person is already registered to vote. If the person is already registered to vote, the Department of Elections is required to take certain steps to update the voter's registration records. If the person is not already registered to vote, the Department of Elections is required to verify that the person meets all voter eligibility requirements and, if so finding, is required to transmit the information to the appropriate general registrar. The bill repeals the requirement that the Department of Motor Vehicles offer, accept, receive, and send voter registration applications.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-410.1, 24.2-412, 24.2-413, 24.2-415.1, 24.2-418, and 24.2-653 of the Code of Virginia, to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-411.3, and to repeal § 24.2-411.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to voter registration at the Department of Motor Vehicles; opt-out voter registration.

17102751D

S.B. 1059 Election day voter registration; State Board of Elections to develop a pilot program, report.

Patron: Deeds

Election day voter registration; pilot program. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall develop a pilot program for election day voter registration, by which a person who (i) offers to vote on election day but is not a registered voter, (ii) provides one of the forms of identification specified in subsection B of § 24.2-643, and (iii) provides proof of his residency, in a form specified by the State Board for this purpose, in the precinct in which he offers to vote, shall be permitted to register to vote and to cast a ballot. The bill requires participating localities to provide information on the implementation of the pilot program in its locality to the State Board by December 1 of each year in which it participates. The bill requires the State Board to submit a report to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the House and Senate Committees on Privileges and Elections on the pilot program, including a recommendation as to whether there should be statewide election day voter registration. The bill has an expiration date of December 31, 2019.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 24.2 a section numbered 24.2-425.1, relating to election day voter registration; pilot program.

17100343D

S.B. 1093 Campaign finance; contribution limits, civil penalty.

Patron: Petersen

Campaign contribution limits; civil penalty. Prohibits a person, other than a political party committee or political action committee, from making any single contribution, or any combination of contributions, that exceeds $10,000 to any one candidate for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, or the General Assembly in any one election cycle, of which no more than $5,000 may be contributed for the primary election or other nominating process. Political action committees are prohibited from making any single contribution or any combination of contributions that exceeds $20,000 to any one candidate for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, or the General Assembly in any one election cycle, of which no more than $10,000 may be contributed for the primary election or other nominating process. No limits are placed on contributions made by political party committees, the candidate, or the candidate's family to the candidate's campaign. Civil penalties for violations of the limits may equal up to two times the excess contribution amounts.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 9.3 of Title 24.2 an article numbered 3.1, consisting of sections numbered 24.2-948.5 through 24.2-948.10, and by adding in Article 8 of Chapter 9.3 of Title 24.2 a section numbered 24.2-953.6, relating to campaign finance; campaign contribution limits; civil penalty.

17101884D

S.B. 1105 Registered voters and persons voting; reports of persons voting at elections.

Patron: Obenshain

Reports of registered voters and persons voting at elections. Requires the local electoral boards to direct the general registrars to investigate the list of registered voters whenever the number of registered voters in a county or city exceeds the population of persons age 18 years or older, based on the most recent population estimate of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service of the University of Virginia, in order to determine the cause of the inflated number of registered voters, including identifying persons who may be improperly registered. The bill also requires the local electoral boards to direct the general registrars to investigate the list of persons voting at an election whenever the number of persons voting at any election in a county or city exceeds the number of persons registered to vote in that county or city, in order to determine the cause of the inflated turnout, including identifying persons who may not be eligible to vote. The local electoral boards are required to make reports of the findings to the State Board. These reports are public documents.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 24.2-405.1 and 24.2-406.1, relating to reports of registered voters and persons voting at elections.

17102905D

S.B. 1131 Absentee voting; eligibility of certain persons.

Patron: Mason

Absentee voting; eligibility of certain persons. Entitles a person to vote absentee if he is unable to go in person to the polls on the day of the election because he is primarily and personally responsible for a child or for an ill or disabled individual who is confined at home. The bill also entitles a person to vote absentee if he lacks access to reliable personal transportation.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-700 and 24.2-701 of the Code of Virginia, relating to absentee voting; eligibility of certain persons.

17101480D

S.B. 1132 Absentee voting; eligibility of persons age 65 or older.

Patron: Mason

Absentee voting; eligibility of persons age 65 or older. Entitles a person who will be age 65 or older on the date of the election for which an absentee ballot is requested to vote absentee.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-700 and 24.2-701 of the Code of Virginia, relating to absentee voting; eligibility of persons age 65 or older.

17102815D

S.B. 1142 Campaign finance; filing and reporting requirements applicable to certain tax-exempt organizations.

Patron: DeSteph

Campaign finance; filing and reporting requirements applicable to certain tax-exempt organizations. Removes the exemption of organizations holding tax-exempt status under § 501(c)(4) of the United States Internal Revenue Code from the filing and reporting requirements of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-945.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to campaign finance; filing and reporting requirements applicable to certain tax-exempt organizations.

17101557D

S.B. 1200 Voter identification requirements; repeal of photo identification requirements.

Patron: Lewis

Voter identification requirements; repeal of photo identification requirements. Repeals the requirement that voters show a form of identification containing a photograph in order to be allowed to vote. The bill requires a voter to show either his voter registration confirmation documents; his valid Virginia driver's license, his valid United States passport, or any other identification issued by the Commonwealth, one of its political subdivisions, or the United States; any valid student identification card issued by any institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth or any private school located in the Commonwealth; any valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer's business; or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter. The bill adds language regarding requirements for certain voters pursuant to the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-404, 24.2-411.1, 24.2-643, and 24.2-701 of the Code of Virginia, relating to voter identification requirements; repeal of photo identification requirements.

17101485D

S.B. 1252 Absentee voting; signature verification.

Patron: Obenshain

Absentee voting; signature verification. Requires the officers of election to compare the signature on an absentee ballot envelope with the signature on that voter's voter registration application. Three officers, including one representative of each political party, are required to agree that the signatures match in order for the absentee ballot to be accepted. If less than three agree, the ballot and application are later reviewed by the electoral board at its meeting held on the day after election day. If the electoral board determines that the signature on the ballot envelope and the voter's voter registration application match, the ballot is counted. However, if the electoral board determines that the signatures do not match, the ballot is not counted. The bill requires that, when the electoral board determines the signatures do not match, copies of the ballot envelope and the voter registration application are to be provided to the appropriate attorney for the Commonwealth. The voter is required to be notified in writing of the decision of and actions taken by the electoral board.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-709.1, 24.2-710, and 24.2-711 of the Code of Virginia, relating to absentee voting; signature verification.

17103095D

S.B. 1253 Voter identification; photograph contained in electronic pollbook, challenge of voter.

Patron: Obenshain

Voter identification; photograph contained in electronic pollbook; challenge of voter. Grants to the localities the option to include in their electronic pollbooks the photographs of registered voters that are obtained by the general registrars in the production of voter photo identification cards or contained in a voter's Department of Motor Vehicles record. The bill provides that the Department of Elections receives such photographs and is required to make them available, upon request, to the general registrars for download in accordance with the procedures set by the State Board of Elections. The bill prohibits lists of voters furnished pursuant to current law from containing any voter's photograph. The bill also provides that if the electronic pollbook contains the voter's photograph, the officer of election is required to access that photograph and the voter is not required to present one of the statutorily required forms of identification. However, the bill requires the officer of election to challenge the voter's vote if the voter does not appear to be the same person depicted in the photograph or in the pollbook. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2018.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-404, 24.2-405, 24.2-406, 24.2-444, 24.2-611, 24.2-643, 24.2-651, and 46.2-208.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to voter identification; photographs contained in electronic pollbook; challenge to voter.

17103100D

S.B. 1256 Third-party registration groups; registration and disclosure requirements.

Patron: Ebbin

Third-party registration groups; registration and disclosure requirements. Requires any individual or organization that will be distributing and collecting voter registration applications to register as a third-party registration group with the Department of Elections (the Department) prior to engaging in any voter registration activities. The Department is required to issue a unique identification number to each third-party registration group, and each group shall assign its volunteers and employees a separate identification number. The bill requires these identification numbers to be included on voter registration applications collected by the third-party registration group. The bill also requires third-party registration groups to maintain a record containing information about all volunteers and employees engaging in voter registration activities on behalf of the group.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-416.6 of the Code of Virginia, relating to third-party registration groups; registration and disclosure.

17101096D

S.B. 1295 Early voting; any registered voter allowed to vote early in any election in which he is qualified.

Patron: Vogel

Elections; early voting. Allows any registered voter to vote early in any election in which he is qualified to vote without providing a reason or making prior application for an absentee ballot. The bill requires that early voting be available beginning the twenty-first day prior to any general election, the seventh day prior to any special election held on a date other than the date of a general election, and the seventh day prior to any primary election and ending at 5:00 p.m. on the Saturday immediately preceding the election. The bill further requires early voting to be available during regular business hours each weekday during the applicable period, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on each Saturday during the applicable period, and from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on each Sunday during the applicable period. The bill removes the current provisions for voting absentee in person but retains those provisions for voting an absentee ballot by mail, including the application requirement and the list of statutory reasons that allow a registered voter to vote absentee by mail.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-612, 24.2-700, 24.2-701, and 24.2-707 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-700.1, relating to early voting.

17103008D

S.B. 1441 Absentee voting; eligibility of persons whose polling place prohibits firearms.

Patron: Sturtevant

Absentee voting; eligibility of persons whose polling place prohibits firearms. Entitles any person who may otherwise lawfully carry a firearm to vote absentee if his polling place is located in a building or on property where such possession is prohibited by law or is prohibited by the owner of private property.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-700 and 24.2-701 of the Code of Virginia, relating to absentee voting; eligibility of persons whose polling place prohibits firearms.

17103337D

S.B. 1454 Illegal voter registration; penalties.

Patron: Black

Illegal voter registration; penalties. Provides that any person who intentionally (i) procures, assists, or induces another to register to vote or (ii) submits a voter registration application on behalf of another, knowing such applicant is not a citizen of the United States, is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-1004 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-1004.1, relating to illegal voter registration; penalties.

17103150D

S.B. 1455 Voter registration; payments for registering for another.

Patron: Black

Payments for registering to vote; penalties. Provides that any person who gives, offers, or promises any payment to another in exchange for that person registering to vote is guilty of a Class 5 felony. A person who solicits or accepts any payment from another in exchange for his registering to vote is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-1004.1, relating to payments for registering to vote; penalties.

17103149D

S.B. 1467 Central absentee voter precincts; expedited counting of absentee ballots.

Patron: Marsden

Central absentee voter precincts; expedited counting of absentee ballots. Allows the officers of election at a central absentee voter precinct to begin counting those absentee ballots that are counted by hand at any time after 6:00 a.m. on the day of the election. The bill prohibits ballot count totals to be announced or transmitted outside of the central absentee voter precinct until after the closing of the polls. Currently, absentee ballots may be processed at the central absentee voter precinct prior to the closing of the polls, but shall not be counted until after the polls have closed.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-712 of the Code of Virginia, relating to central absentee voter precincts; expedited counting of absentee ballots.

17103917D

S.B. 1487 Constitutional officers; automatic suspension upon conviction of felony.

Patron: Lewis

Constitutional officers; automatic suspension upon conviction of felony. Provides that any constitutional officer who is convicted of a felony under the laws of any state or the United States shall be automatically suspended upon such conviction, regardless of any appeals, pleadings, delays, or motions.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-236 of the Code of Virginia, relating to constitutional officers; automatic suspension upon conviction of felony.

17104177D

S.B. 1490 Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act; applying for and casting military-overseas ballots.

Patron: DeSteph

Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act; applying for and casting military-overseas ballots. Provides that any active duty member of a uniformed service who has been called to duty for deployment to a combat zone shall be permitted to use his digital signature associated with his Common Access Card issued by the U.S. Department of Defense to sign his application for a military-overseas ballot, the statement of voter accompanying his cast military-overseas ballot, and any other related documents. The bill also requires the system through which a covered voter may apply for and receive voter registration materials, military-overseas ballots, and other information to be capable of accepting the submission of voted military-overseas ballots cast by any active duty member of a uniformed service who has been called to duty for deployment to a combat zone.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-455 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-458.1, relating to Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act; applying for and casting military-overseas ballots.

17103867D

S.B. 1503 Central absentee voter precincts; expedited counting of absentee ballots.

Patron: Favola

Central absentee voter precincts; expedited counting of absentee ballots. Allows the officers of election at a central absentee voter precinct to begin counting those absentee ballots that are counted by hand at any time after 6:00 a.m. on the day of the election. The bill prohibits ballot count totals to be announced or transmitted outside of the central absentee voter precinct until after the closing of the polls. Currently, absentee ballots may be processed at the central absentee voter precinct prior to the closing of the polls, but shall not be counted until after the polls have closed.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-712 of the Code of Virginia, relating to central absentee voter precincts; expedited counting of absentee ballots.

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S.J.R. 307 Confirming Governor's appointments of certain persons.

Patron: Vogel

Confirming Governor's appointments of certain persons. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor McAuliffe and communicated to the General Assembly on April 21, 2016, and June 1, 2016.

Confirming appointments by the Governor of certain persons communicated April 21, 2016, and June 1, 2016.

17100066D

S.J.R. 308 Governor; confirming appointments.

Patron: Vogel

Confirming Governor's appointments of certain persons. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor McAuliffe and communicated to the General Assembly on August 1, 2016.

Confirming appointments by the Governor of certain persons communicated August 1, 2016.

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S.J.R. 309 Governor; confirming appointments.

Patron: Vogel

Confirming Governor's appointments of certain persons. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor McAuliffe and communicated to the General Assembly on October 1, 2016.

Confirming appointments by the Governor of certain persons communicated October 1, 2016.

17101390D

S.J.R. 310 Governor; confirming appointments.

Patron: Vogel

Confirming Governor's appointments of certain persons. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor McAuliffe and communicated to the General Assembly on December 1, 2016.

Confirming appointments by the Governor of certain persons communicated December 1, 2016.

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