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1997 SESSION

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SB 171 Elections; voting procedures at polls.

Introduced by: Kevin G. Miller | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Elections; voting procedures at the polls. Adds a requirement that the voter present a form of identification when he offers to vote at the polls. The required identification may be any one of the following: his Commonwealth of Virginia voter registration card, his social security card, or any pre-printed form of identification which shows his name and address, name and signature, or name and photograph.

FULL TEXT

• 01/16/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 962098801  pdf
• 11/04/96  Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 962098801  pdf
• 11/04/96  Senate: Committee substitute printed 977465713-S1  pdf
• 02/14/97  House: Committee substitute printed 977567713-H1  pdf
• 02/28/97  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB171ER)  pdf
• 03/25/97  Senate: Governor's substitute printed 977575801-S2  pdf
• 04/29/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0915)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments rejected
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/16/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 962098801
• 01/16/96  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/06/96  Senate: Reported from P. & E. with amendments (11-Y 1-N 1-A)
• 02/07/96  Senate: Const. reading disp. (40-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
• 02/07/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/96  Senate: Read second time
• 02/08/96  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/08/96  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/08/96  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/09/96  Senate: Read second time
• 02/09/96  Senate: Motion for recommittal to committee agreed to
• 02/09/96  Senate: Recommitted to Privileges and Elections
• 02/13/96  Senate: Continued to 1997 in P. & E. (15-Y 0-N)
• 10/23/96  Senate: Reported from P. & E. with substitute (9-Y 4-N)
• 11/04/96  Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 962098801
• 11/04/96  Senate: Committee substitute printed 977465713-S1
• 01/08/97  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 01/09/97  Senate: Read second time
• 01/09/97  Senate: Committee amendments reconsidered (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/09/97  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/09/97  Senate: Committee amendments rejected
• 01/09/97  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/09/97  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to
• 01/09/97  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 977465713-S1
• 01/10/97  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 4-N)
• 01/10/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (35-Y 4-N)
• 01/10/97  Senate: Communicated to House
• 01/13/97  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/14/97  House: Read first time
• 01/14/97  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/06/97  House: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 2
• 02/14/97  House: Committee substitute printed 977567713-H1
• 02/14/97  House: Reported from P. & E. w/substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/97  House: Read second time
• 02/18/97  House: Read third time
• 02/18/97  House: Committee substitute agreed to 977567713-H1
• 02/18/97  House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 977567713-H1
• 02/18/97  House: Passed House with substitute (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/97  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/97  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/20/97  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/97  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/97  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB171ER)
• 03/04/97  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/05/97  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/97  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/24/97  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 03/25/97  Senate: Governor's substitute printed 977575801-S2
• 04/02/97  Senate: Reading of Governor's communication waived
• 04/02/97  Senate: Senate rejected Gov's recommendation (18-Y 21-N)
• 04/02/97  Senate: VOTE: REJECTED GOV'S RECOMM. (18-Y 21-N)
• 04/02/97  Senate: Communicated to Governor
• 04/19/97  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 915 (effective 7/1/97)
• 04/29/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0915)