Voter registration list maintenance; due date of annual report.
Summary
Clarifies that the annual report made by the Department of Elections on its activities undertaken to maintain the Virginia voter registration system is due by October 1. The report is required to contain the methodology used in gathering and analyzing the report's data. The bill requires the Commissioner of Elections to certify that such data is accurate and reliable. The bill further clarifies that information regarding the Department's list maintenance activities arising out of list comparisons with other states is to be included in this annual report.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Nov 28, 2017
Last action Mar 7, 2018
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
3
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Feb 27, 2018
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 23, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 23, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 23, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Feb 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 6, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB28E
legislature
Feb 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 22, 2018
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #4
legislature
Nov 28, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Nov 28, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101109D
legislature
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark L. Cole
RRepublican
Co
Gordon C. Helsel, Jr.
RRepublican
Co
Margaret Ransone
RRepublican
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