VA HB1439 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Voter registration by political party affiliation; partially closed primary elections. Adds party affiliation, beginning January 1, 2025, to the information that an applicant is asked to provide when registering to vote. The applicant may indicate that he is an independent. The bill specifies that voters registered prior to January 1, 2025, will be designated as independent unless they provide a political party affiliation to the general registrar. Voters may change their political party affiliation or independent status by written notice at any time before the registration records are closed prior to an election. The bill also provides that voters who are on the permanent absentee voter list will receive primary ballots for the political party with which they are registered as affiliated. Finally, the bill requires the state party chairman of each political party to file written notice with the State Board of Elections by January 31 of each year stating the rules adopted by the duly constituted authorities of the state political party for participation in the party's primaries to be held from April 1 of that year through March 31 of the following year.

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Title

Voter registration by political party affiliation; partially closed primary elections.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-13HouseLeft in Privileges and Elections
2024-02-05HouseSubcommittee recommends incorporating (HB56-Wright) by voice vote
2024-02-02HouseAssigned P & E sub: Election Administration
2024-01-18HouseReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2024-01-18HousePresented and ordered printed 24104030D

Same As/Similar To

HB56 (Similar To) 2024-02-13 - Left in Privileges and Elections

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
242418.01(n/a)See Bill Text
242423.1(n/a)See Bill Text
242516.1(n/a)See Bill Text
242530(n/a)See Bill Text
242535(n/a)See Bill Text
242703.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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