SB 74 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Election day voter registration; State Board of Elections to develop a pilot program, report.

Summary
Election day voter registration; pilot program.Requires the State Board of Elections to develop a pilot programfor election day voter registration, by which a person who (i) offersto vote on election day but is not a registered voter, (ii) providesone of the allowable forms of identification specified by law, and(iii) provides proof of his residency, in a form specified by theState Board for this purpose, in the precinct in which he offersto vote, shall be permitted to register to vote and to cast a ballot.The bill provides a process by which the validity of such votes isdetermined. The bill requires participating localities to provideinformation on the implementation of the pilot program in its localityto the State Board by December 1 of each year in which it participates.The bill requires the State Board to submit a report on the pilotprogram to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the House andSenate Committees on Privileges and Elections, including a recommendation as to whether there should be statewide election day voter registration.The bill has an expiration date of December 31, 2022.
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Nov 2019
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Introduced Nov 25, 2019 Last action Feb 4, 2020
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Nov 25, 2019
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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Nov 25, 2019
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100903D
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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