ELECTIONS
OPPOSE – CALL TO ACTION
OPPOSE: SB813 – Voter List Maintenance Timing
STATUS: This bill is on the House Third Reading Calendar TODAY, 2/12, and is expected to receive a floor vote.
Requires certain list maintenance programs that remove ineligible voters to be completed 90 days before any primary or general election, extending the current requirement that certain list maintenance programs (like address updates at large scale) cannot be completed within 90 days before a general election. Because Virginia has frequent elections, this bill proposes changes that would impede voter list accuracy.
- To see bill text and info: Click HERE
Find your Senator’s contact information HERE and ask them to VOTE NO on SB813!
BILL UPDATES – OPPOSE
OPPOSE: SB1302 – Identical Citizens and Noncitizen Drivers Licenses
STATUS: This bill was passed yesterday, 2/11, in the House Department of Motor Vehicles Subcommittee. This bill will now be sent to the full House Transportation Committee.
This bill changes Virginia DMV rules to match limited-duration (issued to noncitizens) license expiration dates with license and identification card expiration dates issued to citizens. This would make them fully indistinguishable from each other and would inhibit the ability to tell which cards are permitted for voting purposes.
- To see bill text and info: Click HERE
OPPOSE: HB1657 – Voter List Maintenance Timing
STATUS: This bill was passed yesterday, 2/11, in the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee. This bill will now be sent to the Senate floor for a vote.
Requires certain list maintenance programs that remove ineligible voters to be completed 90 days before any primary or general election, extending the current requirement that certain list maintenance programs (like address updates at large scale) cannot be completed within 90 days before a general election. Because Virginia has frequent elections, this bill proposes changes that would impede voter list accuracy.
- To see bill text and info: Click HERE
OPPOSE: HB2002 – Voter Registration Cancellation Data Sources
STATUS: This bill was passed yesterday, 2/11, in the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee. This bill will now be sent to the Senate floor for a vote.
This bill limits voter registration cancellations to data provided only by the Department of Elections or state-approved agencies, inhibiting our general registrars ability to maintain an accurate registered voter list.
- To see bill text and info: Click HERE
OPPOSE: HB2277 – Compelled Election Results Certification
STATUS: This bill was passed yesterday, 2/11, in the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee. This bill will now be sent to the Senate floor for a vote.
Imposes $1,000 civil penalty on electoral board members who refuse to certify results. This impedes their ability to serve properly as an electoral board member, oversee elections and use their best judgment to certify elections.
- To see bill text and info: Click HERE
SUPPORT – KILLED
SUPPORT: HB1952 – Voter List Price Transparency
STATUS: This bill was KILLED yesterday, 2/11, in the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee.
Requires the Department of Elections to publicly post costs for purchasing voter registration lists and voting history lists on its website. Maintains existing privacy protections and authorized uses while increasing transparency about fees charged to campaigns, parties, and other authorized recipients.
- To see bill text and info: Click HERE
SUPPORT: HB2513 – Voter Registration Cancellation Notice Process
STATUS: This bill was KILLED yesterday, 2/11, in the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee.
Requires registrars to use DMV data to update vote records and mail cancellation notices to both new and old addresses when available for voters who have moved, as indicated by DMV data.
- To see bill text and info: Click HERE
