Bill Text: VA SB669 | 2012 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Voter registration records; general registrar to cancel registration of voter shown to be a felon.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-02-13 - Senate: Defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N) [SB669 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2012-SB669-Engrossed.html
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §24.2-427 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §24.2-427. Cancellation of registration by voter or for persons known to be deceased or disqualified to vote. A. Any registered voter may cancel his registration and have
his name removed from the central registration records by signing an
authorization for cancellation and mailing or otherwise submitting the signed
authorization to the general registrar. When submitted by any means other than
when notarized or in person, such cancellation must be made at least B. The general registrar shall cancel the registration of (i)
all persons known by him to be deceased or disqualified to vote by reason of a
felony conviction or adjudication of incapacity; (ii) all persons known by him
not to be United States citizens by reason of reports from the Department of
Motor Vehicles pursuant to §24.2-410.1 and in accordance with the requirements
of subsection B1; (iii) all persons for whom a notice has been received, signed
by the voter, or from the registration official of another jurisdiction B1. The general registrar shall mail notice promptly to all persons known by him not to be United States citizens by reason of a report from the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to §24.2-410.1 prior to cancelling their registrations. The notice shall inform the person of the report from the Department of Motor Vehicles and allow the person to submit his sworn statement that he is a United States citizen within 14 days of the date that the notice was mailed. The general registrar shall cancel the registrations of such persons who do not respond within 14 days to the notice that they have been reported not to be United States citizens. B2. The general registrar shall (i) [ C. The general registrar may cancel the registration of any person for whom a notice has been submitted to the Department of Motor Vehicles in accordance with the Driver License Compact set out in Article 18 (§46.2-483 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 46.2 and forwarded to the general registrar, that the voter has moved from the Commonwealth; provided that the registrar shall mail notice of such cancellation to the person at both his new address, as reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the address at which he had most recently been registered in Virginia. No general registrar may cancel registrations under this authority while the registration records are closed pursuant to §24.2-416. No registrar may cancel the registration under this authority of any person entitled to register under the provisions of subsection A of §24.2-420.1, and shall reinstate the registration of any otherwise qualified voter covered by subsection A of §24.2-420.1 who applies to vote within four years of the date of cancellation. |