SB 907 — Elections; protection of election officials, penalty.

SESSION INTRODUCEDSENATE 23100619DSUBSTITUTE I23104930D SENATE BILL NO.

907 OfferedAMENDMENT JanuaryIN 11,THE 2023NATURE NOF PrefiledA SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections on January 5,17, 20232023) T(Patrons Prior to Substitute––Senators Spruill and Ebbin [SB 1092] A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-418 and 24.2-1000 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections;

protectionBe ofit electionenacted officials;by the General Assembly of Virginia:

penalty.

R Patrons––Spruill and Ebbin;

Delegate:

Williams Graves O –––––––––– Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections D –––––––––– U Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

That §§ 24.2-418 and 24.2-1000 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:Cfollows: § 24.2-418.

§ 24.2-418.

E A.

The application to register shall be only onoS a form or The form of the application to register shall require the applicant to provide the following information:

The form shall contain a statement that whoever votes more than once in any election in the same or different S jurisdictions is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

Unless directed by the applicant or as permitted i9in § 24.2-411.2 or 24.2-411.3, the registration application shall not be pre-populated with inform7tioninformTtion the applicant is required to provide.

The form of the application to register shall request that the applicant provide his telephoEe number and email address, but no application shall be denied for failure to provide such information.oneinformation. number B.

TheB. form shall permit any individual, as follows, or member of his household, to furnish, in addition to his residence street address, a post office box address located within the Commonwealth to be included in lieu of his street address on the lists of registered voters and persons who voted, which are furnished pursuant to §§ 24.2-405 and 24.2-406, on voter registration records made available for public inspection pursuant to § 24.2-444, or on lists of absentee voter applicants furnished pursuant to § 24.2-706 or 24.2-710.

The voterform shall complypermit withany theindividual, provisionsas follows, or member of §his 24.2-424household, forto anyfurnish, changein be included in lieu of his street address on the 34lists postof officeregistered boxvoters addressand providedpersons underwho thisvoted, subsection.which are furnished pursuant to §§ 24.2-405 and 24.2-406, on voter registration records made available for public inspection pursuant to § 24.2-444, or on lists of absentee voter applicants furnished puUsuant to § 24.2-706 or 24.2-710.

35The 1.voter shall comply with the provisions of § 24.2-424 for any changeBin the post office box address provided under this subsection.

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§ 8331(20),8331(20);C. 37 but2.

Any§ partyS331(20), granted2. a protective order issued by or under the authority of any court of competent 38 jurisdiction, including but not limited to courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia;

39Any 3.party granted a protective order issued by or under the authority of any court of competent :

Any36 partyjurisdiction, whoincluding hasbut furnishednot alimited signedto writtencourts statementof by the partyCommonwealth thatof heVirginia; is in fear for his personal safety from another person who has threatened or stalked him;

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Any party who has furnished a signed written statement by the party that he is in fear for his 38 personal safety from another person who has threatened or stalked him;

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5.U employed by the United States Attorney General or Virginia Attorney General;

Anyandor active or retired federal or Virginia justice or judge and any active or retired attorney employed6. by the United States Attorney General or Virginia Attorney General;

and 6.

and C.E 7.

IfAny theelection applicant formerly resided in another state, the general registrar shall send the information contained in the applicant's registration application to the appropriate voter registration official or otheremployee authority of anotheran stateelection whereofficial. the applicant formerly resided, as prescribed in subdivision 15 of § 24.2-114.

C.

If the applicant formerly resided in another state, the general registrar shall send the information authority of another state where the applicant formerly resided, as prescribed in subdivision 15 ofl or other § 24.2-114.

Any person who, by bribery, intimidation, threats, coercion, or other means in violation of the election laws willfully hinders or prevents, or attempts to hinder or prevent, the officers of anSn election official or employee of an election official from administering elections pursuant to this title at any polling place, voter satellite office, or other location being used by a locality for votingvotin9 purposes pursuant to this title is guilty of a Class 5 felony.lection official from administering electi7ns 2.

That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or 1 commitment.

Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4 of the Code of Virginia, the estimated amount of the SB907 2 of 2 necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities;

therefore, Chapter 2 of the Acts of Assembly of 2022, Special Session I, requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to assign a minimum fiscal impact of SB907S1 2 of 2 $50,000.