Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 12 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-11-30 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); qualifications of voters and the right to vote. Establishes that the sole qualifications to vote in the Commonwealth are United States citizenship, being at least 18 years of age, residency in the Commonwealth, and registration to vote in accordance with requirements set out in the Constitution of Virginia. The amendment further provides that any person who meets those qualifications shall have the right to vote and such right cannot be abridged by law. The bill removes from current constitutional qualifications to vote not having been convicted of a felony and not having been adjudicated to be mentally incompetent.

Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters and the right to vote.

Sen. Louise Lucas [D]

2018-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2019 in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-11-30	Senate	Left in Privileges and Elections
2018-01-16	Senate	Continued to 2019 in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
2017-12-27	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2017-12-27	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103390D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+SJ12
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+SJ12+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S08C0007+SJ0012