2024 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB81: Voter identification; identification containing a photograph required.

Legislative Summary

Elections; voter identification; identification containing a photograph required. Requires presentation of a form of identification containing a photograph in order to vote. The bill repeals the provisions of law permitting a voter who does not have one of the required forms of identification to vote after signing a statement, subject to felony penalties for false statements, that he is the named registered voter he claims to be. Instead, the bill provides that such voter is entitled to cast a provisional ballot.

Bill History

1/1/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101771D
Senate
1/1/2024
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Senate
1/16/2024
Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N)
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N)
1/16/2024
8
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/1/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

John McGuire
John McGuire
Republican

Documents

Prefiled
Bill Text1/1/202449.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/15/202466.1 KB