Voter Registration
Amends
Article II. Franchise and Officers
Section 4. Powers and duties of General Assembly
Summary
This measure allows registered voters to remain on the voter rolls even if they have not voted in 4 years, as long as they request to do so in writing and still live at the same address.
Shall the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow any registered voter who has not voted in four years to continue to be registered if he so requests in writing and still lives at the address listed on the registration records?
NOTE: In 1985-86 (as with a decade earlier), two proposed Constitutional changes were bundled into one resolution and referendum bill, presumably because they were amending the same article of the Constitution. Again, as with the 1975-76 amendments, these were offered as two separate ballot questions, so it makes sense to consider these separate amendments. For more, please see How to Count Amendments.
- First resolution – HJR341 – 1985
- Second resolution – HJR36 – 1986
- Referendum legislation – H186 – 1986
Article II. Franchise and Officers
Section 4. Powers and duties of General Assembly
The General Assembly shall establish a uniform system for permanent registration of voters pursuant to this Constitution, including provisions for appeal by any person denied registration, correction of illegal or fraudulent registrations, proper transfer of all registered voters, and cancellation of registrations in other jurisdictions of persons who apply to register to vote in the Commonwealth. The General Assembly shall provide for maintenance of accurate and current registration records and shall provide for cancellation of the registration of any voter who has not voted at least once during four consecutive calendar years and who fails to return a written response indicating a desire to remain registered at the residence address currently on record in response to a notice of pending cancellation.
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/constitution/article2/section4/
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