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VA HB640
VA HB640Elections; challenges to a voter or voter's registration, filing of petition, notice of appeal.
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Introduced
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
In Committee
03/03/2026
03/03/2026
Crossed Over
02/02/2026
02/02/2026
Passed
04/22/2026
04/22/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/22/2026
04/22/2026
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Regular Session
Bill Summary
Elections; challenges to a voter or voter's registration. Eliminates the process by which any voter could challenge, in a polling place on the day of an election, the right of any other voter to cast a ballot. The bill also eliminates the process by which any three voters could challenge a voter's registration before the general registrar; such challenges may still be made by filing a petition with the circuit court of the county or city where the voter is registered.
AI Summary
This bill modifies the process for challenging a voter's registration and eligibility to vote. Specifically, it eliminates the ability for any voter to challenge another voter's right to cast a ballot at a polling place on election day, and it also removes the option for any three voters to challenge a voter's registration directly with the general registrar. Instead, challenges to a voter's registration must now be initiated by filing a petition with the circuit court in the county or city where the voter is registered, and the bill outlines procedures for providing notice to the challenged voter and for appealing court decisions, requiring appeals to be filed within seven days and given precedence on the court's docket.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1064) (on 04/22/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB640 |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB640/text/CHAP1064 |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB640/text/HB640ER2 |
| Governor's Recommendation HB640 | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB640/text/HB640G |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB640) | https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1215779.PDF |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB640/text/HB640ER |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB640) | https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1123397.PDF |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB640/text/HB640H1 |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB640/text/HB640HC1 |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB640/text/HB640 |
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