Requires the Department of Elections to use data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Social Security Administration, and Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program to identify and remove noncitizens from voter rolls, and to cooperate with DMV and other agencies for
The Department shall ensure effective utilization of all data available for identifying noncitizens, including data provided by the Department of Motor Vehicles, any voter registration agency, the Department of State Police, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Mandates monthly systematic review of voter rolls to identify and cancel registrations of noncitizens using federal and state data sources, with notice and opportunity to affirm citizenship before removal, plus signage and media warnings about felony penalties for noncitizen voting.
The Department shall conduct a systematic review of the voter registration system to identify any registered noncitizens at least monthly.
Requires signage at polling places and registrar offices, plus media materials, warning that only U.S. citizens may vote and that intentionally false statements when registering or voting is election fraud punishable as a felony.
The Department shall display signage in a clear and conspicuous manner at each polling place and general registrar's office with the following message in boldface capital letters: "ONLY CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE. INTENTIONALLY MAKING A MATERIALLY FALSE STATEMENT WHEN REGISTERING TO VOTE OR VOTING CONSTITUTES THE CRIME OF ELECTION FRAUD, WHICH IS PUNISHABLE UNDER VIRGINIA LAW AS A FELONY."
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Status: Died (session ended)
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2025-01-28: Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a systematic citizenship verification program using federal databases (DHS, SSA, SAVE) and state sources to prevent noncitizen registration and to identify/remove registered noncitizens monthly, expands state-federal cooperation on immigration data for voter eligibility, adds related notice and warning requirements, and updates cancellation procedures for noncitizens; no provisions on firearms, transgender issues, or abortion.
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