ELECTIONS
OPPOSE – CALL TO ACTION
OPPOSE: HB2002 – Voter Registration Cancellation Data Sources
STATUS: This bill previously passed the House and the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee and is now on the Senate Second Reading Calendar today, 2/13. It is expected to be on the Senate Third Reading Calendar TOMORROW, 2/14, and receive a vote on the Senate floor.
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
Find your Senator’s contact information HERE and ask them to VOTE NO on HB2002!
OPPOSE: HB2277 – Compelled Election Results Certification
STATUS: This bill previously passed the House and the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee and is now on the Senate Second Reading Calendar today, 2/13. It is expected to be on the Senate Third Reading Calendar TOMORROW, 2/14, and receive a vote on the Senate floor.
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 judgement to certify elections.
- To see bill text and info: Click HERE
Find your Senator’s contact information HERE and ask them to VOTE NO on HB2277!
OPPOSE: HB2056 – Weaken Authority of Electoral Boards
STATUS: This bill previously passed the House and the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee and is now on the Senate Second Reading Calendar today, 2/13. It is expected to be on the Senate Third Reading Calendar TOMORROW, 2/14, and receive a vote on the Senate floor.
This bill removes the ability for local Electoral Boards to set details for early voting, including operating hours, and instead places those decisions in the hands of City Councils and Boards of Supervisors. Decisions of this nature are best left with Electoral Boards who are charged to oversee elections and know local elections best.
- To see bill text and info: Click HERE
Find your Senator’s contact information HERE and ask them to VOTE NO on HB2056!
OPPOSE: HB1657 – Voter List Maintenance Timing
STATUS: This bill passed the Senate yesterday, 2/12, and is headed to the Governor’s desk.
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
Contact the Governor and urge him to VETO HB1657
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
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Call: (804) 786-2211
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