HB 1598

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2017 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 03, 2017
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Voter registration; proof of citizenship required to register to vote in certain elections.

Bill Subjects

Elections

Abstract

Requires persons applying to register to vote to provide proof of United States citizenship in a form enumerated in the bill. An applicant who does not provide such proof of citizenship shall be registered to vote in federal elections only. An applicant who does provide such proof of citizenship shall be registered to vote in federal, state, and local elections. The bill provides that any person who is registered in the Commonwealth on January 1, 2018, will be deemed to have provided proof of citizenship. The bill directs the general registrars to indicate on each registered voter's registration record whether such voter is registered to vote in federal, state, and local elections or in federal elections only.

Bill Sponsors (7)

Votes


Actions


Feb 21, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Left in Courts of Justice

Feb 20, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time

Virginia General Assembly

Rereferred to Courts of Justice

Feb 17, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time

Virginia General Assembly

Passed by for the day

Feb 02, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Constitutional reading dispensed

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

Feb 01, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time and passed House (64-Y 33-N)

Jan 31, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read second time and engrossed

Jan 30, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read first time

Jan 10, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Assigned P & E sub: Elections

Jan 03, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100743D

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

Bill Text

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House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100743D HTML

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