2022 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB185: Voter registration; registration permitted up to and including the day of the election.

Legislative Summary

Voter registration; registration permitted up to and including the day of the election. Repeals a provision that would permit any person who is qualified to register to vote to register to vote in person up to and including the day of the election, notwithstanding any deadline for the close of registration records. The repeal will limit the persons who are entitled to register to 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).

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Bill History

1/10/2022
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102235D
House of Delegates
1/10/2022
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
House of Delegates
1/24/2022
Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
1/25/2022
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
House of Delegates
1/28/2022
Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 8-N)
House of Delegates
2/1/2022
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/2/2022
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/3/2022
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
House of Delegates
2/3/2022
VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
House of Delegates
2/4/2022
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/4/2022
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Senate
2/22/2022
Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-N)
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-N)
2/22/2022
9
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
2/3/2022
52
Yea
47
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 8-N)
1/28/2022
12
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
1/25/2022
6
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED