Election Bills Update – 01/27

ELECTIONS

CALL TO ACTION – OPPOSE

THE STATUS OF THE FOLLOWING BILLS IS: On the agenda of the House Election Administration Subcommittee THIS AFTERNOON at 4PM in House South Subcommittee Room 210.

OPPOSE: HB1657 – Voter List Maintenance Timing

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. 

OPPOSE: HB2002 – Voter Registration Cancellation Data Sources

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.

OPPOSE: HB2057 & HB 2586- Automatic Voter Registration Expansion (identical bills)

Expands automatic voter registration to include hunting/fishing license applicants, concealed handgun permit applicants, and milk distributor license applicants. Maintains citizenship verification requirements. 

OPPOSE: HB2277 – Compelled Election Results Certification

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. 

Please contact these Delegates immediately and ask them to VOTE NO on HB1657, HB2002, HB2057, HB2586 and HB2277

Subcommittee: Election AdministrationDistrictPhoneEmail
Chair: Delegate Jackie H. Glass (D)93(804) 698-1093[email protected]
Delegate Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. (R)100(804) 698-1000[email protected]
Delegate W. Chad Green (R)69(804) 698-1069[email protected]
Delegate Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (D)19(804) 698-1019[email protected]
Delegate Michelle Lopes Maldonado (D)20(804) 698-1020[email protected]
Delegate Marcia S. “Cia” Price (D)85(804) 698-1085[email protected]
Delegate Mark D. Sickles (D)17(804) 698-1017[email protected]
Delegate Kannan Srinivasan (D)26(804) 698-1026[email protected]
Delegate H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. (R)83(804) 698-1083[email protected]

OPPOSE: SB760 – Absentee Ballot Receipt Deadline

Status: This bill is on the Senate Third Reading Calendar TODAY and is expected to receive a floor vote.

The bill changes deadline from noon to 5:00 PM on the third day after Election Day for receiving absentee ballots and for a voter to provide missing information needed to accompany a provisional ballot (like an ID). This change would unnecessarily delay election results, negatively impacting voter confidence.

Find your Senator’s contact information HERE and ask them to VOTE NO on SB760!

OPPOSE: SB813 – Voter List Maintenance Timing

Status: This bill is on the Senate Third Reading Calendar TODAY 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. 

Find your Senator’s contact information HERE and ask them to VOTE NO on SB813!

CALL TO ACTION – SUPPORT

THE STATUS OF THE FOLLOWING BILLS IS: On the agenda of the House Election Administration Subcommittee THIS AFTERNOON at 4PM in House South Subcommittee Room 210.

SUPPORT: HB2402 – Enhanced Voter ID Affirmation

Requires voters without ID to provide additional information (full name, birth year, last four SSN digits) when signing an affirmation statement to vote. Applies to both in-person and early voting. Maintains existing acceptable forms of ID while strengthening verification requirements for those voting by affirmation.

SUPPORT: HB2434 – Voter Identification Requirements

This bill strengthens voter identification requirements by mandating the presentation of photo identification at polling places and during absentee voting. The legislation aims to enhance election integrity by ensuring voters can definitively verify their identity, while providing provisional voting options for those without standard forms of identification and maintaining accessibility for all qualified voters.

SUPPORT: HB2444 – Eliminate Cost for Digital Copies of the Registered Voter List

This bill requires the Department of Elections to provide digital lists of all registered voters and of persons who voted at any primary, special, or general election held in the four preceding years at no cost and manually prepared paper lists of such voters and persons at actual cost to certain persons. Under current law such lists are provided at a “reasonable” price and no format is specified.

SUPPORT: HB2445 –  Reduces Early Voting to 14 Days

Reduces early voting from 45 to 14 days before all elections and extends daily hours from 7am-7pm at registrar offices and satellite locations.

SUPPORT: HB2478 – Absentee Ballot Drop-off Security

This bill requires 24-hour video surveillance at all absentee ballot drop-off locations and mandates daily collection by bipartisan teams, strengthening security protocols for ballot returns. Currently, guidance from the Department of Elections requires 24-hour surveillance but many localities are not in compliance with the policy.

SUPPORT: HB2508 – High School Voter Registration Parental Consent

Requires parental consent for voter registration of students under 18. Limits voter registration activities at high schools to administrators, teachers, staff, and election officials. Requires acknowledgment of giving minor applicant’s personal information.

SUPPORT: HB2513 – Voter Registration Cancellation Notice Process

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

Please contact these Delegates immediately and ask them to VOTE YES on HB2402, HB2434, HB2444, HB2445, HB2478, HB2508, and HB2513

Subcommittee: Election AdministrationDistrictPhoneEmail
Chair: Delegate Jackie H. Glass (D)93(804) 698-1093[email protected]
Delegate Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. (R)100(804) 698-1000[email protected]
Delegate W. Chad Green (R)69(804) 698-1069[email protected]
Delegate Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (D)19(804) 698-1019[email protected]
Delegate Michelle Lopes Maldonado (D)20(804) 698-1020[email protected]
Delegate Marcia S. “Cia” Price (D)85(804) 698-1085[email protected]
Delegate Mark D. Sickles (D)17(804) 698-1017[email protected]
Delegate Kannan Srinivasan (D)26(804) 698-1026[email protected]
Delegate H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. (R)83(804) 698-1083[email protected]

BILL UPDATES – SUPPORT

SUPPORT: HB1952 – Voter List Price Transparency

Status: This bill passed in the House Privileges and Elections Committee on Friday, 1/24. It will now be sent to the House floor for a vote later this week.

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.

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