RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam has signed landmark new laws to repeal Virginia’s voter ID law, make Election Day a state holiday in Virginia, and expand access to early voting.
Governor Northam signed these bills:
- House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 111, sponsored by House Majority Leader Charniele Herring and Senator Janet Howell, respectively, allow early voting 45 days prior to an election without a stated excuse. Virginia currently requires voters who wish to vote absentee to provide the state with a reason, from an approved list, why they are unable to vote on Election Day.
- House Bill 19 and Senate Bill 65, sponsored by Delegate Joe Lindsey and Senator Mamie Locke, respectively, remove the requirement that voters show a photo ID prior to casting a ballot. Voter ID laws disenfranchise individuals who may not have access to photo identification, and disproportionately impact low-income individuals, racial and ethnic minorities, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities.
- House Bill 108 and Senate Bill 601, sponsored by Delegate Joe Lindsey and Senator Louise Lucas, respectively, make Election Day a state holiday, which will help ensure every Virginian has the time and opportunity to cast their ballot. In order to maintain the same number of state holidays, this measure repeals the current Lee-Jackson Day holiday, established over 100 years ago to honor Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
- House Bill 235 and Senate Bill 219, sponsored by Delegate Joshua Cole and Senator David Marsden, respectively, implement automatic voter registration for individuals accessing service at a Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office or the DMV website.
- House Bill 238 and House Bill 239, sponsored by Delegate Mark Sickles, and Senate Bill 455, sponsored by Senator Bryce Reeves, expand absentee voting timelines to ensure access to the polls.
- House Bill 1678, sponsored by Delegate Joe Lindsey, extends in-person polling hours from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
I am now going to vote many many many times and the state won't have the tools to stop me . Mwah- ha-ha-ha !!
Thank you Gov Northam for bringing to us, with our legislators; logic, reason, intelligence and fairness back to our state. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
That’s the STUPID DEMOCRAT way, idiots!
That son of a bitch. His day will come. He has now pissed off all. But his Democrats and liberals an ass holes.
This is incredibly racist. Every African American I know has an ID of some sort. And here we see Democrats saying Well since poor people are mainly the African Americans in Virginia, they are too poor to get their picture taken or too dumb to get an ID. How incredibly
...read more...how about asking the voters you dirty demoRAT
This is just the legislative way for the Democrats to cheat. They can’t win an election on policy- cheat to get in then change the rules- a page from their play book. We have got to vote these fools out- you cannot even prove that the early voting are Virginians-
...read more...I think it's time to leave Virginia beltway folks to their own demise and move our free counties to West Virginia. If we don't need voter ID, why drivers license, why do we need state inspection, why do we need back ground checks to purchase a weapon. To me no
...read more...We need to take this to the Supreme Court. A ticket for mass voter fraud in Virginia.
You dirty BASTARD.
How does a person prove who they are without showing SOME form of ID? This is insanity!
Governor Northam is a disgrace to the office! He has NO INTEREST in Virginia WHATSOEVER, he's a puppet! NO SOCIALISM! Countries like Cuba can tell you! They aren't even allowed 1 steak to BBQ! VOTE DEMS OUR VA, THEY DONT CARE ABOUT US AT ALL!
The rallying cry for the Congressionally declared civil war against the democrats will be: "WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THEIR SHIT!"
He’s overstepped his bounds once again ..........why is the GOP electorate not holding him in check?