SB 1253

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2017 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 10, 2017
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

Voter identification; photograph contained in electronic pollbook.

Bill Subjects

Elections

Abstract

Requires electronic pollbooks to contain the photographs of registered voters that are obtained by the general registrars in the production of voter photo identification cards or contained in a voter's Department of Motor Vehicles record. The bill also provides that if the electronic pollbook contains the voter's photograph, the officer of election is required to access that photograph and the voter is not required to present one of the statutorily required forms of identification. The bill prohibits lists of voters furnished pursuant to current law from containing any voter's photograph. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2018.

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Apr 05, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto

Virginia General Assembly

Requires 27 affirmative votes to override veto

Mar 16, 2017

Office of the Governor

Vetoed by Governor

Mar 13, 2017

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17

Mar 10, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by President

Mar 07, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by Speaker

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled

Feb 22, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time

Virginia General Assembly

Passed House (65-Y 34-N)

Feb 21, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read second time

Feb 17, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

Feb 16, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

Feb 08, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Placed on Calendar

Virginia General Assembly

Assigned P & E sub: Campaigns

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

Virginia General Assembly

Read first time

Feb 03, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read second time

Virginia General Assembly

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1253S1

Virginia General Assembly

Committee substitute agreed to 17104455D-S1

Virginia General Assembly

Reading of substitute waived

Jan 24, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Rereferred to Finance

Jan 10, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

Virginia General Assembly

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103100D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103100D HTML
Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104455D-S1 HTML
Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1253ER) HTML

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