Absentee voting; prohibiting release of absenteevoter applicant list. Prohibits the release of the list of personsapplying for an absentee ballot. Currently, the absentee voter applicantlist is available to registered voters for inspection and copying,and political parties and candidates may request and, for a reasonablefee, must be provided an electronic copy of the list.
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Celebrating the life of Alan Arnold Diamonstein.
Commending the Norfolk Police Department.
Commending the United States Women's NationalSoccer Team.
Entitlement to sales tax revenues from certainpublic facilities; authorized localities and facilities; sunset.Adds the City of Chesapeake to the list of localities that are authorizedto issue bonds for the construction of public facilities and retainsales and use tax revenue generated within such facilities to payoff such bonds. The bill adds outdoor amphitheater to the list ofauthorized public facilities and extends until July 1, 2024, theperiod of time during which authorized localities may issue bonds for the construction of public facilities and retain sales and usetax revenue generated within such facilities to pay off such bonds.Under current law, such authority expires on July 1, 2020.
Carrying a concealed handgun; consumption ofalcohol in a public park; penalty. Prohibits a person who carriesa concealed handgun onto the premises of any public park or otherpublic space when alcoholic beverages have been approved for saleor consumption therein from consuming an alcoholic beverage whileon the premises. A violation of this provision is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Absentee voting; no excuse required. Permits any registered voter to vote by absentee ballot in any election in which he is qualified to vote. The bill removes the current list of statutory reasons under which a person may be entitled to vote by absentee ballot and removes references to those reasons from other sections of the Code. This bill was incorporated into SB 111.
Celebrating the life of Dorcas Ruth Hardy.