VA HB2405 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-08 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 18 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-08 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Voter registration; extended time for new citizens to register to vote. Provides that any person who becomes a citizen during the period immediately following the close of registration records pursuant to ? 24.2-416 and the day of the election and is otherwise qualified to vote shall be entitled to register to vote up to and including the day of the election. The bill requires the Department of Elections to prescribe procedures for the addition to the lists of registered voters of persons registered under the provisions of the bill.
Title
Voter registration; extended time for new citizens to register to vote.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-02-08 | House | Left in Privileges and Elections |
2017-01-31 | House | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely by voice vote |
2017-01-23 | House | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
2017-01-18 | House | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
2017-01-18 | House | Presented and ordered printed 17103918D |
Subjects
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB2405 |
Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2405+hil |