VA SB55 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-01-31 - Senate: Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Elections; voter identification requirements; absentee voting eligibility and procedures. Revises the list of items that a voter may show to prove identification at the polls. The bill adds to the list several items now allowed to prove the identity of first-time voters for federal elections who registered by mail: a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, or paycheck that shows the name and address of the voter. The bill deletes the provision that allows a voter to sign a sworn statement that he is the named registered voter he claims to be in lieu of showing identification and provides instead for the voter to cast a provisional ballot if he cannot provide a required form of identification.

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Title

Voter identification requirements; revises list of items a voter may show to prove identification.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by Privileges and Elections (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-01-31 Senate: Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
2012-01-31 Senate: Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
2012-01-31 Senate: Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
2012-01-17 Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns and Elections
2012-01-05 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2012-01-05 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100289D

Same As/Similar To

SB1 (Similar To) 2012-05-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0839)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
242643(n/a)See Bill Text
242651.1(n/a)See Bill Text
242653(n/a)See Bill Text
242701(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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