Bill Text: VA HB989 | 2024 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Elections administration; duties of Dept. of Elections, required election and voter participation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0406) [HB989 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HB989-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §24.2-105.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§24.2-105.1. Election and voter participation information on the Internet.
Beginning with the general election in November 1998, the
State Board shall implement a system by which it The Department shall
provide information for voters on its website, including (i) the role of and
contact information for the State Board, the Department of Elections, local
electoral boards, and general registrars; (ii) how and where to register to
vote; (iii) how and where to vote, including information about absentee voting,
polling hours, Virginia's voter identification requirements and acceptable
forms of identification, the casting of ballots, and a means for voters to find
their polling place; and (iv) any laws, regulations, policies, or forms
pertaining to any of the information in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii). The
website shall also allow a voter to review his current voter registration
information and voting history that is kept in the statewide voter
registration database.
The Department shall furnish lists of candidates for
all elections in the Commonwealth, and information on proposed constitutional
amendments and statewide referenda prepared pursuant to §§30-19.9 and
30-19.10, electronically through the Internet. The Board Department
may list other referenda issues on the Internet. The lists and information
shall be made available on the Internet as far in advance of the election as
practicable and remain available on the Internet at least until the day after
the election.
The State Board Department shall provide
election results and statistical information on its website. The information
shall include voter turnout information which shall be calculated as the
percentage of active voters who voted excluding voters assigned to inactive
status pursuant to Chapter 4 (§24.2-400 et seq.). The information shall also
include the total number of registered voters and the number assigned to
inactive status.
At a minimum, the Department shall provide a version of its website in which all parts required by this section are translated into any language that is spoken by a language minority group covered under subsection A of §24.2-128. Any page on the Department's website that is linked to a translated page shall also be translated. The Department shall review all translated portions of its website for accuracy and make appropriate updates prior to the start of early voting for every primary and general election held in Virginia.
