Voter registration; registration of DMV customers, updates to existing registration.
Summary
Voter registration; registration of Department of Motor Vehicles customers, automatic update. Provides that the information gathered by the Department of Motor Vehicles for a person who is already registered to vote is to be automatically transmitted to the Department of Elections for the purpose of updating an existing voter registration record name or address change and to return a voter to active status from inactive status, as appropriate. Under current law, a person must be presented with the option to decline to have his information transmitted to the Department of Elections before such information may be transmitted.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Nov 18, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2024
How they voted
21–19
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 12, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
10
Feb 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)
lower
Feb 18, 2024
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Saddam Salim
DDemocratic
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