Virginia 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HJ 9 — Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters and the right to vote (second reference).

Last action — Left in Privileges and Elections

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Constitutional amendment (second reference); qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. Provides that every person who meets the qualifications of voters set forth in the Constitution shall have the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth and that such right shall not be abridged by law, except for persons who have been convicted of a felony and persons who have been adjudicated to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting. A person who has been convicted of a felony shall not be entitled to vote during any period of incarceration for such felony conviction but upon release from incarceration for that felony conviction and without further action required of him, such person shall be invested with all political rights, including the right to vote. Currently, in order to be qualified to vote a person convicted of a felony must have his civil rights restored by the Governor or other appropriate authority. The amendment also provides that a person adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction as lacking the capacity to understand the act of voting shall not be entitled to vote during this period of incapacity until his capacity has been reestablished as prescribed by law. Currently, the Constitution provides that a person who has been adjudicated to be mentally incompetent is not qualified to vote until his competency is reestablished.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Left in Privileges and Elections

  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N)

  3. Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1

  4. Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101274D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 142 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (142)

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Votes

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N)

Passed 6 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6401
Total 6401
% of votes cast 55%36%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Greenhalgh, Karen S. — Not Voting
Adams, Dawn M. — Nay
Adams, Les R. — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
David A. Reid — Nay
Jackie H. Glass — Nay
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
McGuire, John J., III — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Yea
Ransone, Margaret B. — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Nay

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Subjects

civil-rights elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does HJ 9 do?
Constitutional amendment (second reference); qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. Provides that every person who meets the qualifications of voters set forth in the Constitution shall have the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth and that such right shall not be abridged by law, except for persons who have been convicted of a felony and persons who have been adjudicated to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting. A person who has been convicted of a felony shall not be entitled to vote during any period of incarceration for such felony conviction but upon release from incarceration for that felony conviction and without further action required of him, such person shall be invested with all political rights, including the right to vote. Currently, in order to be qualified to vote a person convicted of a felony must have his civil rights restored by the Governor or other appropriate authority. The amendment also provides that a person adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction as lacking the capacity to understand the act of voting shall not be entitled to vote during this period of incapacity until his capacity has been reestablished as prescribed by law. Currently, the Constitution provides that a person who has been adjudicated to be mentally incompetent is not qualified to vote until his competency is reestablished.
Who sponsors HJ 9?
HJ 9 is sponsored by Mike A. Cherry, Karen S. Greenhalgh, Delores L. McQuinn, Sam Rasoul, Taylor, Kim A., and Coyner, Carrie E..
What is the current status of HJ 9?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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