ALEC Legislation in Virginia: Voting
SB 301, SB 864, HB 1560: Voter identification requirements and provisional ballots
These bills would eliminate "the provision that allows a voter to sign a sworn statement that he is the named registered voter he claims to be in lieu of showing identification and provides instead for the voter to vote a provisional ballot if he cannot provide a required form of identification." (Source: Virginia Legislative Information System)
- SB 301 Sponsor: Senator Martin
- SB 864 Sponsor: Senator Martin
- HB 1560 Sponsors: Delegates Cole, Anderson, Athey, Cox, J.A., Hugo, Lingamfelter, Robinson, Sherwood and Wilt
- Status: Failed
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Virginia's bill on voter identification requirements; provisional ballots.
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ALEC's Voter ID Act
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Note: struck through language indicates sections of code repealed by this bill. Italicized language indicates new language proposed by this bill.
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B. An officer of election shall ask the voter for his full name and current residence address and repeat, in a voice audible to party and candidate representatives present, the full name and address stated by the voter. The officer shall ask the voter to present any one of the following forms of identification: his Commonwealth of Virginia voter registration card, his social security card, his valid Virginia driver's license, or any other identification card issued by a government agency of the Commonwealth, one of its political subdivisions, or the United States; or any valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer's business. Any voter who does not show one of the forms of identification specified in this subsection shall be offered a provisional ballot under the provisions of § 24.2-653. The State Board of Elections shall provide instructions to the electoral boards for the handling and counting of such provisional ballots pursuant to subsection B of § 24.2-653 and this section.
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(c)(1) If the voter is listed on the precinct voter registration list but fails to provide proof of identity, the election official shall....
(2) If a voter executes an affidavit under subsection (c)(1)(B) of this section, the election official shall permit the voter to cast a provisional ballot.
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Except as provided in subsection E of this section, if a voter is entitled to vote except that he is unable to present one of the forms of identification listed above, he shall be allowed to vote after signing a statement, subject to felony penalties for false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, that he is the named registered voter who he claims to be. A voter who requires assistance in voting by reason of physical disability or inability to read or write, and who requests assistance pursuant to § 24.2-649, may be assisted in preparation of this statement in accordance with that section. The provisions of § 24.2-649 regarding voters who are unable to sign shall be followed when assisting a voter in completing this statement.
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Virginia's bills: http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi- bin/legp504.exe?101+ful+SB301
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe? 111+ful+SB864
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe? 111+ful+HB1560
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ALEC's model legislation: http://alecexposed.org/w/ images/d/d9/7G16- VOTER_ID_ACT_Exposed.pdf
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ALEC Legislation in Virginia: Voting
SB 301, SB 864, HB 1560: Voter identification requirements and provisional ballots
These bills would eliminate "the provision that allows a voter to sign a sworn statement that he is the named registered voter he claims to be in lieu of showing identification and provides instead for the voter to vote a provisional ballot if he cannot provide a required form of identification." (Source: Virginia Legislative Information System)
Virginia's bill on voter identification requirements; provisional ballots.
ALEC's Voter ID Act
Note: struck through language indicates sections of code repealed by this bill. Italicized language indicates new language proposed by this bill.
B. An officer of election shall ask the voter for his full name and current residence address and repeat, in a voice audible to party and candidate representatives present, the full name and address stated by the voter. The officer shall ask the voter to present any one of the following forms of identification: his Commonwealth of Virginia voter registration card, his social security card, his valid Virginia driver's license, or any other identification card issued by a government agency of the Commonwealth, one of its political subdivisions, or the United States; or any valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer's business. Any voter who does not show one of the forms of identification specified in this subsection shall be offered a provisional ballot under the provisions of § 24.2-653. The State Board of Elections shall provide instructions to the electoral boards for the handling and counting of such provisional ballots pursuant to subsection B of § 24.2-653 and this section.
(c)(1) If the voter is listed on the precinct voter registration list but fails to provide proof of identity, the election official shall....
(2) If a voter executes an affidavit under subsection (c)(1)(B) of this section, the election official shall permit the voter to cast a provisional ballot.
Except as provided in subsection E of this section, if a voter is entitled to vote except that he is unable to present one of the forms of identification listed above, he shall be allowed to vote after signing a statement, subject to felony penalties for false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, that he is the named registered voter who he claims to be. A voter who requires assistance in voting by reason of physical disability or inability to read or write, and who requests assistance pursuant to § 24.2-649, may be assisted in preparation of this statement in accordance with that section. The provisions of § 24.2-649 regarding voters who are unable to sign shall be followed when assisting a voter in completing this statement.
Virginia's bills: http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi- bin/legp504.exe?101+ful+SB301
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe? 111+ful+SB864
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe? 111+ful+HB1560
ALEC's model legislation: http://alecexposed.org/w/ images/d/d9/7G16- VOTER_ID_ACT_Exposed.pdf