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12/26/2019     01/13/2020  

Voter registration by mail; certain first-time voters permitted to vote by absentee ballot.

Adds to the list of exceptions to the requirement that first-time voters who registered to vote by mail must vote in person those voters who are entitled under current law to vote by absentee ballot because they are confined while awaiting trial or for having been convicted of a misdemeanor.

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12/26/2019 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100412D Open

            

2020 SESSION

    20100412D
    HOUSE BILL NO. 185
    Offered January 8, 2020
    Prefiled December 26, 2019
    A BILL to amend and reenact � 24.2-416.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to voter registration by mail; certain first-time voters permitted to vote by absentee ballot.
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    Patrons-- Simon and Lopez
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    Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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    Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

    1. That � 24.2-416.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

    24.2-416.1. Voter registration by mail.

    A. A person may apply to register to vote by mail by completing and returning a mail voter registration application form in the manner and time provided by law.

    B. Any person, who applies to register to vote by mail pursuant to this article and who has not previously voted in the county or city in which he registers to vote, shall be required to vote in person, either at the polls on election day or in-person absentee. However, this requirement to vote in person shall not apply to a person so long as he (i) is entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. � 20302 et seq.); (ii) is entitled to vote by absentee ballot pursuant to subdivision A 5 of � 24.2-700; (iii) is provided the right to vote otherwise than in person under � 3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (52 U.S.C. � 20102(b)(2)(B)(ii)), including any disabled voter and any voter age 65 or older who is otherwise qualified to vote absentee under � 24.2-700; (iii) (iv) is entitled to vote otherwise than in person under other federal law; (iv) (v) is a full-time student in an institution of higher education; or (v) (vi) requests to vote an absentee ballot by mail for presidential and vice-presidential elections only, for any reason, as entitled by federal law.

    Picture Name From Date Type
    Marcus B. Simon D-Richmond Sponsor
    Alfonso H. Lopez D-Richmond Cosponsor
    Date Branch Action
    01/13/2020 House House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
    12/26/2019 House House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100412D
    12/26/2019 House House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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    Start Description.
    Adds to the list of exceptions to the requirement that first-time voters who registered to vote by mail must vote in person those voters who are entitled under current law to vote by absentee ballot because they are confined while awaiting trial or for having been convicted of a misdemeanor.
    End Description.

    Bill TEXT Points.
    This Bill has been listed with the following Subjects from Texts:
    Voter registration
    Voter registration by mail


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