Absentee voting; applications and ballots; photo identification required.
Summary
Requires any voter submitting an application for an absentee ballot by mail or by electronic or telephonic transmission to a facsimile device to submit with his application a copy of one of the forms of identification acceptable under current law. The bill exempts military and overseas voters and persons with a disability from this requirement. This bill is identical to
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2016
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Vetoed
Apr 2017
Introduced Dec 12, 2016
Vetoed Apr 5, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 5, 2017
Vetoed
Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto
legislature
Mar 13, 2017
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Feb 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with amendment (60-Y 38-N)
legislature
Feb 14, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
legislature
Feb 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Elections
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB872S1
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104631D-S1
legislature
Dec 12, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Dec 12, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102046D
legislature
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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