VirginiaVoter registration; regular periodic review of registration records.
What it does
Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records. Requires the Department of Elections to complete not later than 90 days prior to the date of a primary or general election any program the purpose of which is to systematically remove the names of ineligible voters from the voter registration system based on evidence of ineligibility, including evidence of lack of eligible residence or evidence of noncitizenship. This restriction is not to be construed to preclude (i) the removal of names from the voter registration system at the request of the registrant or as provided by existing law by reason of criminal conviction or mental incapacity or the death of the registrant if the triggering conviction, incapacity order, or death occurred within 120 days of the election or (ii) the correction of details, such as name and address, in a voter's registration record that does not result in the removal of a voter from the voter registration system.
More detail
Under current law, such restriction only applies to federal primaries and federal general elections. The bill also provides a process for confirming a voter's citizenship status prior to cancellation based on a report of non-citizen status and extends (a) the period of time registrars have to cancel registrations from 30 days to 60 days after notification of the need to cancel by the Department of Elections and (b) the period of time a registered voter has to respond to a notice of cancellation related to citizenship status from 14 days to 28 days.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 10Left in AppropriationsLatest
- Feb 26Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital OutlayMinor
- Feb 24Rereferred to AppropriationsMinor
- Feb 24Motion to rerefer to Appropriations agreed to
- Feb 20Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Feb 5Read first timeMinor
- Feb 5Placed on Calendar
- Feb 2Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 30Read second timeMinor
- Jan 30Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- Jan 30Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)Major
- Jan 30Read second timeMinor
- Jan 30Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB52)
- Jan 29Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 29Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Jan 29Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 29Rules suspended
- Jan 28Committee substitute printed 26106068D-S1Major
- Jan 27Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Senate committee offered
- 2025
- Nov 24Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Nov 24Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100893DIntroduced