Bill Text: VA HB2212 | 2023 | Regular Session | Prefiled


Bill Title: Elections, State Board of; duties, required election & voter participation information on Internet.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-07 - Left in Privileges and Elections [HB2212 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2023-HB2212-Prefiled.html
23103097D
HOUSE BILL NO. 2212
Offered January 11, 2023
Prefiled January 11, 2023
A BILL to amend and reenact §24.2-105.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections administration; State Board of Elections duties; required election and voter participation information on the Internet.
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Committee Referral Pending
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §24.2-105.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§24.2-105.1. Election and voter participation information on the Internet.

Beginning with the general election in November 1998, theThe State Board shall provide information for voters on its website, including (i) the role of and contact information for the State Board and local electoral boards; (ii) how and where to register to vote; (iii) how and where to vote, including information about absentee voting, polling hours, Virginia's voter identification requirements and acceptable forms of identification, the casting of ballots, and a means for voters to find their polling place; and (iv) any laws, regulations, policies, or forms pertaining to any of the information in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii). The website shall also allow a voter to review any information about himself that is kept in the statewide voter registration database.

The State Board shall implement a system by which it shall furnish lists of candidates for all elections in the Commonwealth, and information on proposed constitutional amendments and statewide referenda prepared pursuant to §§30-19.9 and 30-19.10, electronically through the Internet. The Board may list other referenda issues on the Internet. The lists and information shall be made available on the Internet as far in advance of the election as practicable and remain available on the Internet at least until the day after the election.

The State Board shall provide election results and statistical information on its website. The information shall include voter turnout information which shall be calculated as the percentage of active voters who voted excluding voters assigned to inactive status pursuant to Chapter 4 (§ 24.2-400 et seq.). The information shall also include the total number of registered voters and the number assigned to inactive status.

At a minimum, the State Board shall provide a version of its website in which all parts required by this section are translated into any language that is spoken by a language minority group covered under subsection A of §24.2-128. Any page on the State Board's website that is linked to a translated page shall also be translated. The State Board shall review all translated portions of its website for accuracy and make appropriate updates prior to the start of early voting for every primary and general election held in Virginia.

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