HB 941

Abstract

Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices; establishment on the campus of certain public institutions of highereducation. Requires, for any general election, at least one votersatellite office to be established on the campus of any baccalaureatepublic institution of higher education that has more than 3,000 enrolledstudents. The bill directs the State Council of Higher Educationfor Virginia to report each year to the State Board of Electionsthe number of enrolled students, as defined by the bill, at eachbaccalaureate public institution of higher education and requiresthe State Board to use this number to determine which institutionsmeet the enrollment threshold for requiring an on-campus voter satelliteoffice for the general election held the following year. The governingbody of a county or city where a baccalaureate public institutionof higher education meeting the enrollment threshold is located,or the general registrar serving such county or city, shall collaboratewith the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to selecta location for the establishment and operation of a voter satelliteoffice on such institution's campus. The location selected shallbe within the student activity center on the institution's campus,unless such placement creates an undue burden on the operation ofsuch institution, in which case the location selected shall be centrallylocated on the institution's campus.