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HB 9 Voting procedures; voter identification requirements, provisional ballots.
Introduced by: Mark L. Cole | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Voter identification requirements; provisional ballots. Eliminates the provision that allows a voter to sign a sworn statement that he is the named registered voter he claims to be in lieu of showing identification. The bill allows the voter without identificaion to vote an official ballot if he is recognized and acknowledged by an officer of election. Otherwise a voter without identification will be offered a provisional ballot that will be reviewed by the electoral board at its meeting on the day following the election. The voter may submit a copy of one of the required forms of identification to the electoral board in person or by facsimile, electronic mail, or other means. The bill expands the list of acceptable forms of identification to include a valid student identification card issued by a Virginia four-year institution of higher education and certain other documents that show his name and address. Any voter whose name is marked on the pollbook as having already voted will be allowed to vote only by a provisional ballot. The General Assembly rejected the Governor's recommended amendments and the Governor signed HB 9 as originally presented to him.
FULL TEXT
- 12/01/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100452D pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12104815D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/21/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105584D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB9ER) pdf | impact statement
- 05/18/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0838) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/01/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100452D
- 12/01/11 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/12/12 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee
- 01/17/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
- 01/27/12 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
- 01/27/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12104815D-H1
- 01/30/12 House: Read first time
- 01/31/12 House: Read second time
- 01/31/12 House: Committee substitute agreed to 12104815D-H1
- 01/31/12 House: Pending question ordered (70-Y 21-N)
- 01/31/12 House: VOTE: PENDING QUESTION (70-Y 21-N)
- 01/31/12 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (66-Y 28-N) HB9H1
- 01/31/12 House: VOTE: ENGROSSMENT (66-Y 28-N)
- 02/01/12 House: Read third time and passed House (69-Y 30-N)
- 02/01/12 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (69-Y 30-N)
- 02/02/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/21/12 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
- 02/21/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105584D-S1
- 02/23/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/12 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/12 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/24/12 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12105584D-S1 (19-Y 19-N)
- 02/24/12 Senate: Chair votes Yes
- 02/24/12 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/27/12 Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/12 Senate: Defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N)
- 02/27/12 Senate: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/27/12 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB9S1
- 02/27/12 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 20-N)
- 02/27/12 Senate: Chair votes Yes
- 02/28/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/29/12 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 12105584D-S1 (0-Y 97-N)
- 02/29/12 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
- 03/02/12 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (35-Y 4-N)
- 03/02/12 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/05/12 House: House acceded to request
- 03/06/12 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/06/12 House: Delegates: Cole, Cosgrove, Joannou
- 03/06/12 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/06/12 Senate: Senators: Martin, Obenshain, McWaters
- 03/08/12 House: Conference report agreed to by House (65-Y 32-N)
- 03/08/12 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (65-Y 32-N)
- 03/09/12 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 20-N)
- 03/09/12 Senate: Chair votes Yes
- 03/10/12 House: Enrolled
- 03/10/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB9ER)
- 03/10/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/12 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/17/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/18/12 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation #'s 1, 2, 5, 7 and 10 (65-Y 31-N)
- 04/18/12 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (65-Y 31-N)
- 04/18/12 House: House rejected Governor's recommendation #'s 3, 8 and 9 (41-Y 55-N)
- 04/18/12 House: VOTE: REJECTED (41-Y 55-N)
- 04/18/12 House: House rejected Governor's recommendation #'s 4 and 6 (39-Y 55-N)
- 04/18/12 House: VOTE: REJECTED (39-Y 55-N)
- 04/18/12 Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendations # 1,2,5,7,10 (19-Y 20-N)
- 04/18/12 House: Communicated to Governor
- 05/18/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 838 (effective 7/1/12)
- 05/18/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0838)