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1999 SESSION
HB 1502 Elections; procedures at the polls, voter identification.
Introduced by: Phillip A. Hamilton | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Elections; procedures at the polls; voter identification. 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. If a voter cannot present identification, he may still vote if he signs a statement, subject to felony penalties, that he is the named registered voter he claims to be. Under present law, this voter identification requirement applies only to certain first-time voters who have registered by mail and in certain challenged vote situations.
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HISTORY
- 01/13/99 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/21/98 997068264
- 01/13/99 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/20/99 House: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 2
- 02/03/99 House: Failed to report (defeated) by P. & E. (11-Y 12-N)