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2017 SESSION
HB 1598 Voter registration; proof of citizenship required to register to vote in certain elections.
Introduced by: Mark L. Cole | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Voter registration; proof of citizenship required to register to vote in certain elections. Requires persons applying to register to vote to provide proof of United States citizenship in a form enumerated in the bill. An applicant who does not provide such proof of citizenship shall be registered to vote in federal elections only. An applicant who does provide such proof of citizenship shall be registered to vote in federal, state, and local elections. The bill provides that any person who is registered in the Commonwealth on January 1, 2018, will be deemed to have provided proof of citizenship. The bill directs the general registrars to indicate on each registered voter's registration record whether such voter is registered to vote in federal, state, and local elections or in federal elections only.
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HISTORY
- 01/03/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100743D
- 01/03/17 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/10/17 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 01/24/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
- 01/27/17 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 7-N)
- 01/30/17 House: Read first time
- 01/31/17 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/01/17 House: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 33-N)
- 02/01/17 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (64-Y 33-N)
- 02/02/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/14/17 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N)
- 02/16/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/17 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/17 Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
- 02/20/17 Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 02/21/17 Senate: Left in Courts of Justice