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2022 SESSION
Chair: R. Creigh Deeds
Clerk: Hobie Lehman, Jasmine VanDyke
Staff: Brooks Braun
Date of Meeting: February 1, 2022
Time and Place: 15 mins after adjourn / SR 3/ Updated to include SJRs
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Patron: Suetterlein
Elections; absentee voting; ballots to be sorted and results to be reported by precinct. Provides that absentee ballots processed at a central absentee precinct must be sorted by the precinct to which the voter who cast the absentee ballot is assigned and that the resulting vote totals from such ballots must be reported separately for each voter precinct.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-712 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; absentee voting; ballots to be sorted and counted by precinct.22100577D
Patron: Petersen
Campaign finance; prohibited contributions to candidates. Prohibits candidates, campaign committees, and political committees from soliciting or accepting contributions from any public utility, as defined in the bill, and prohibits any public utility or any political committee established by such public utility from making any such contribution.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-947.4:2, relating to campaign finance; prohibited contributions to candidates.22100555D
Patron: Suetterlein
Campaign finance; political action committees; certain large pre-election expenditures. Requires in-state political action committees to file a report for any single expenditure of $1,000 or more made between October 1 and the date of the November election. Such reports are to be made electronically and must be received by the State Board by 11:59 p.m. on the following day or, for an expenditure made on a Saturday, by 11:59 p.m. on the following Monday. However, the bill requires that any such expenditure made within the 24 hours prior to the election day be reported and a report thereof received on the day prior to the election.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-949.7:1, relating to campaign finance; political action committees; certain large pre-election expenditures.22101056D
Patron: Suetterlein
Campaign finance; fundraising during special sessions prohibited. Prohibits campaign fundraising on and after the first day of a special session of the General Assembly through adjournment sine die of that session. Currently, campaign fundraising is prohibited only during regular sessions of the General Assembly.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-954 of the Code of Virginia, relating to campaign finance; fundraising during special sessions prohibited.22102667D
Patron: Deeds
Elections; voting systems; reporting absentee results by precinct. Includes in the definition of "voting system" on-demand ballot printing systems and ballot marking devices used to manufacture or mark ballots to be cast by voters on electronic voting and counting machines. The bill also requires general registrars to report to the Department of Elections the number and results of absentee ballots cast by voters assigned to each precinct in the registrar's locality. The Department is directed by the bill to establish standards for ascertaining and reporting such information.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-101 and 24.2-667.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; voting systems; reporting absentee results by precinct.22103836D
Patron: Bell
Elections; conduct of election; election results; risk-limiting audits. Requires local electoral boards and general registrars to perform certain risk-limiting audits, defined in the bill, under the supervision of the Department of Elections and in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the State Board of Elections. The bill provides that localities are required to participate in such audits at least once every five years. The bill also provides that the Department shall submit a report on the results of such audits to the State Board. The provisions of the bill requiring that such audits be conducted (i) for at least one randomly selected contested race for the General Assembly in the year of a general election for members of the General Assembly and (i) for any other contested race that is necessary to ensure that each locality participates in a risk-limiting audit of an office within its jurisdiction at least once every five years or that the State Board finds appropriate has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2023. The provision of the bill requiring that such audits be conducted for at least one randomly selected contested race for an office that requires certification by the State Board in the year of general election for any local office has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2024.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-669, 24.2-671, and 24.2-679 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-671.2; and to repeal § 24.2-671.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; conduct of election; election results; risk-limiting audits.22104252D
Patron: Obenshain
Elections; conduct of elections; annual post-election audits. Requires that each local electoral board and general registrar conduct a post-election audit annually of at least one fifth of all ballot scanner machines in use in the locality such that all ballot scanner machines in use in the locality are audited at least once every five years. The bill requires the local electoral board and general registrar to submit a report on the results of each audit to the State Board of Elections. The bill removes the requirement that annual audits be risk-limiting audits.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-669 and 24.2-671.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; conduct of elections; annual post-election audits.22103024D
Patron: Bell
Campaign finance; prohibited personal use of campaign funds; complaints, hearings, civil penalty, and advisory opinions. Prohibits any person from converting contributions to a candidate or a candidate's campaign committee for their personal use. Current law only prohibits such conversion of contributions with regard to disbursement of surplus funds at the dissolution of a campaign or political committee. The bill provides that a contribution is considered to have been converted to personal use if the contribution, in whole or in part, is used to fulfill any commitment, obligation, or expense that would exist irrespective of the person's seeking, holding, or maintaining public office but excepts from "personal use" the ordinary and accepted expenses related to campaigning for or holding elective office, including the use of campaign funds to pay for the candidate's child care expenses that are incurred as a direct result of campaign activity. Any person subject to the personal use ban may request an advisory opinion from the State Board of Elections on such matters. The bill directs the State Board of Elections to adopt emergency regulations similar to those promulgated by the Federal Election Commission to implement the provisions of the bill and to provide an updated summary of Virginia campaign finance law that reflects the Attorney General's opinion and any new regulations promulgated by the State Board of Elections.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3711, 24.2-946, and 24.2-948.4 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 3 of Chapter 9.3 of Title 24.2 sections numbered 24.2-948.5, 24.2-948.6, and 24.2-948.7, relating to relating to campaign finance; prohibited personal use of campaign funds; complaints, hearings, civil penalty, and advisory opinions.22102785D
Patron: McClellan
Elections; removal of officers; recall elections; petition. Provides for the removal of certain elected officers and officers appointed to elected offices by recall referendum. The bill requires a petition for recall be signed by 30 percent of the total number of votes cast at the last election for the office for which a recall is sought.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-103, 24.2-230, 24.2-233, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 24.2-238, 24.2-682, and 24.2-684.1 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 24.2 an article numbered 8, consisting of sections numbered 24.2-239 through 24.2-243; and to repeal § 24.2-234 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; removal of officers; recall elections; petition.22101043D
Patron: Ruff
State Board of Elections; membership. Increases the membership of the State Board of Elections from five to six members and provides that any third party or recognized political party whose candidate received greater than 20 percent of the votes in the Commonwealth for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election shall have representation on the Board.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-102 of the Code of Virginia, relating to State Board of Elections; membership.22101351D
Patron: Stuart
Campaign finance; prohibited contributions to candidates; civil penalty. Prohibits any public utility from making any contribution to any committee or otherwise provide any money any other thing of value, given, advanced, loaned, or in any other way provided to any person or committee for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election. The bill creates a civil penalty for violation of the prohibition of three times the amount of the contribution or $10,000, whichever is greater, payable to the State Treasurer for deposit to the general fund. The bill provides that any registered voter of the Commonwealth may file a petition with an appropriate circuit court for enforcement of these provisions.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-947.4:2, relating to campaign finance; prohibited contributions to candidates; civil penalty.22100427D
Patron: Chase
Elections; voter registration; lists of registered voters; provided to registered voters. Provides that the Department of Elections must provide the lists for their districts to any registered voter of the Commonwealth for a reasonable charge not to exceed its actual cost incurred in supplying the requested records.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-405 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; voter registration; lists of registered voters; provided free of charge to certain nonprofit organizations.22101643D
Patron: Chase
Elections; conduct of election; election results; post-election forensic audits. Provides for the conduct of a forensic audit of an election in a county or city upon the request of certain officials or upon the petition of a group of residents of the locality in question. The purpose of an audit is to determine the accuracy and legality of the election in question. The bill provides that an audit includes a review of all materials, equipment, and procedures used during any part of the election, including ballots, pollbooks, voting machines, and routers. The bill requires that the audit be open to the public and states that the auditing process may include participation by residents. The results of the audit are to be presented to a jury of local residents who have to power to declare the election valid or invalid. The bill also gives the State Inspector General the power and duty to conduct an audit of the 2020 general election and requires him to produce a report of his finding.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-671.2, relating to elections; conduct of election; election results; post-election forensic audits.22104062D
Patron: Vogel
Absentee voting; application requirements; last four digits of social security number. Requires an applicant for an absentee ballot to provide on the application the last four digits of his social security number, whether completing the application in person or otherwise, and further provides that the failure to include such information shall be a material omission, grounds for rejection of the application.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-701 and 24.2-706 of the Code of Virginia, relating to absentee voting; application requirements; last four digits of social security number.22103317D
Patron: Vogel
Elections; same-day registration; in-person absentee and election day voting.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-700 and 24.2-701, as they are currently effective and as they shall become effective, and 24.2-701.1, as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24.2-420.2, relating to elections; same-day registration; in-person absentee and election day voting.22104868D
Patron: Deeds
Elections; lists of persons voting at elections; creation of searchable public lists prohibited. Prohibits the recipient of a list of registered voters from publishing on the Internet any of the information contained in such list as a list, database, or other similar searchable format or providing information contained in a list of registered voters to a third party for such purpose.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-405 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; lists of persons voting at elections; creation of searchable public lists prohibited.22104433D
Patron: Vogel
Virginia Elections Commission; establishment; purpose. Establishes the Virginia Elections Commission as an advisory commission in the legislative branch for the purpose of studying and making recommendations on matters related to the administration and conduct of elections in the Commonwealth in order to ensure the accessibility, integrity, efficiency, and security of elections in the Commonwealth. The Commission will be composed of 15 members, including members of local electoral boards, general registrars, and members of the General Assembly, and shall employ an executive director and other persons as it deems necessary to assist in carrying out its duties.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 30 a chapter numbered 64, consisting of sections numbered 30-409 through 30-409.3, relating to establishment of Virginia Elections Commission.22104542D
Patron: Locke
Voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration; certain adjudications.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-101, 24.2-404, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 24.2-409, 24.2-409.1, 24.2-410, 24.2-418, 24.2-427, 53.1-5, 53.1-10, 64.2-2000, and 64.2-2009 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 24.2-400.1, 24.2-409.2, and 24.2-418.2; and to repeal Chapter 12.1 (§§ 53.1-231.1 and 53.1-231.2) of Title 53.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration; certain adjudications.22104979D
Patron: Ebbin
Confirming Governor's appointments; January 21. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor Glenn Youngkin and communicated to the General Assembly January 21, 2022.
Confirming appointments by the Governor of certain persons communicated to the General Assembly January 21, 2022.22105130D
Patron: Ebbin
Confirming Governor's appointments; January 21. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor Glenn Youngkin and communicated to the General Assembly January 21, 2022.
Confirming appointments by the Governor of certain persons communicated to the General Assembly January 21, 2022.22105112D
Patron: Ebbin
Confirming Governor's appointments; January 18. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor Ralph Northam and communicated to the General Assembly January 18, 2022.
Confirming appointments by the Governor of certain persons communicated to the General Assembly January 18, 2022.22104695D