Voter registration; registration permitted up to and including the day of the election.
Summary
Voter registration; registration permittedup to and including the day of the election. Repeals a provisionthat would permit any person who is qualified to register to voteto register to vote in person up to and including the day of theelection, notwithstanding any deadline for the close of registration records. The repeal will limit the persons who are entitled to registerto vote after the close of registration records to (i) any member of a uniformed service of the United States who is on active duty,(ii) any person residing temporarily outside of the United States,and (iii) the spouse or dependent residing with someone listed in(i) or (ii).
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2022
Last action Feb 22, 2022
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 8-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102235D
lower
1 primary · 32 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Margaret Ransone
RRepublican
Co
Anne Ferrell Tata
RRepublican
Co
Bill Wiley
RRepublican
Co
Bobby Orrock
RRepublican
Co
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Chris Head
RRepublican
Co
Chris Runion
RRepublican
Co
Danny Marshall
RRepublican
Co
Dave LaRock
RRepublican
Co
Ellen Campbell
RRepublican
Co
Emily Jordan
RRepublican
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