Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Elections
 
Board
State Board of Elections
 
chapter
Voter Registration [1 VAC 20 ‑ 40]
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Action Revise Valid Definition
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 8/4/2014
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8/4/14  10:46 am
Commenter: Thomas Fina

Voter ID validity
 

I oppose the proposal to disallow expired IDs to serve as a valid form of voter identification.

 

I served for many years as a chief elections officer in Fairfax County and never - never - encountered a problem with the proper identification of a voter because of an old photo. This appears to me to be a completely unjustified obstacle to voter participation. The role of the State Board of Elections should be to facilitate democratic government. This proposal appears to be designed to restrict it.

 

Thomas W. Fina

7400 Rebecca Dr

Alexandria, VA 22307

 

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