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2023 SESSION
HB 2212 Elections, State Board of; duties, required election & voter participation information on Internet.
Introduced by: Kathy K.L. Tran | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Elections administration; State Board of Elections duties; required election and voter participation information on the Internet. Requires the State Board of Elections to provide information for voters on its website, including (i) the role of and contact information for the State Board and local electoral boards; (ii) how and where to register to vote; (iii) how and where to vote, including information about absentee voting, polling hours, Virginia's voter identification requirements and acceptable forms of identification, the casting of ballots, and a means for voters to find their polling place; and (iv) any laws, regulations, policies, or forms pertaining to any of the information in (i), (ii), and (iii). The website must also allow a voter to review any information about himself that is kept in the statewide voter registration database. The bill also requires that (a) at a minimum, the State Board provide a version of its website in which all required parts are translated into any language that is spoken by a language minority group; (b) any page that is linked to a translated page shall also be translated; and (c) all translated portions of the website be reviewed for accuracy, with appropriate updates made prior to the start of early voting for every primary and general election held in Virginia.
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HISTORY
- 01/11/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103097D
- 01/11/23 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/30/23 House: Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/31/23 House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (5-Y 5-N)
- 02/07/23 House: Left in Privileges and Elections