Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 5
Primary
Constitutional amendment (first reference); qualifications of voters; right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. Provides that every person who meets the qualifications of voters set forth in the Constitution of Virginia shall have the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth and that such right shall not be abridged by law, except for persons who have been convicted of a felony and persons who have been adjudicated to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting. A person who has been convicted of a felony shall not be entitled to vote during any period of incarceration for such felony conviction, but upon release from incarceration for that felony conviction and without further action required of him, such person shall be invested with all political rights, including the right to vote. Currently, in order to be qualified to vote a person convicted of a felony must have his civil rights restored by the Governor or other appropriate authority. The amendment also provides that a person adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction as lacking the capacity to understand the act of voting shall not be entitled to vote during this period of incapacity until his capacity has been reestablished as prescribed by law. Currently, the Constitution of Virginia provides that a person who has been adjudicated to be mentally incompetent is not qualified to vote until his competency is reestablished.
Proposing an amendment to Section 1 of Article II of the Constitution of Virginia, relating to qualifications of voters; right to vote; persons not entitled to vote.
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Assigned Chapter 601 (Effective 07/01/25)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0601)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ2ER)
Agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)
Read third time
Passed by for the day
Reading waived (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Received
Laid on Clerk's Desk
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Taken up
Agreed to by House (55-Y 44-N)
Engrossed by House
Delegate Cherry Amendments #2, #3 passed by
Motion to pass by Delegate Cherry Amendments #2, #3 agreed to (51-Y 48-N)
Delegate Cherry Amendment #1 passed by
Motion to pass by Delegate Cherry Amendment #1 agreed to (52-Y 47-N)
Passed by for the day
Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 9-N)
Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101042D
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| Delegate Cherry Amendments | HTML |
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