Bill > SB658

This bill establishes a work group, convened by the Secretary of Administration, to study and propose improvements to Virginia's current partial automatic voter registration (AVR) system, which is a process where eligible citizens are automatically registered to vote when they interact with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) unless they opt out. The work group will include representatives from various state agencies, legislative committees, local election officials, and voting rights organizations, and will examine metrics such as the rate at which eligible individuals decline registration, the number of unregistered eligible citizens, the impact on DMV transaction times, safeguards against non-citizen registration, audit trail capabilities, and the AVR models of other states. The Secretary of Administration is required to submit a report with findings and legislative recommendations to the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Privileges and Elections by November 15, 2026.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB658