| 9/19/2023 12:24 pm Date / Time filed with the Register of Regulations | VA.R. Document Number: R____-______ |
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Virginia Register Publication Information
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Transmittal Sheet: Response to Petition for Rulemaking
Initial Agency Notice
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Agency Decision
| Promulgating Board: | State Board of Elections |
| Regulatory Coordinator: | Ashley Coles ()- ashley.coles@elections.virginia.gov |
| Agency Contact: | Franchelle Tyson ELECT Administrative Program Specialist (804)864-8919 franchelle.tyson@elections.virginia.gov |
| Contact Address: | Department of Elections 1100 Bank Street First Floor Richmond, VA 23219 |
| Chapter Affected: | |
| 1 vac 20 - 40: | Voter Registration |
| Statutory Authority: |
State: Va. Code 24.2-103 Federal: 42 USC 1973gg-6 |
| Date Petition Received | 05/26/2023 |
| Petitioner | Ann Grigorian |
To establish a process that allows jury commissioners to relay, from lists of registered
voters obtained from the Department of Elections under § 24.2-405, the information
obtained from those persons not qualified to serve as jurors as a result of (i) not
being a citizen of the United States, (ii) no longer being a resident of the Commonwealth,
(iii) being a resident of another county or city in the Commonwealth, (iv) having
been convicted of a felony and not having had voting rights restored, or (v) having
been adjudicated incapacitated and disqualified to vote and not having had voting
rights restored. The rule provides a process whereby the sheriff, clerk of court,
or other official responsible for maintaining such information provided by the commissioners
may enter into an agreement with the general registrar for the locality to make that
information available to that general registrar. The general registrar shall utilize
the information received pursuant to this policy to identify registered voters who
are no longer qualified to vote and to initiate list maintenance procedures pursuant
to current law.
Agency Plan
Agency is continuing to review if the State Board has the statutory authority to utilize
a juror questionnaire for the petitioner's requested purpose, or if the request is
in conflict with current statutes.
| Publication Date | 06/19/2023 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
| Comment End Date | 07/10/2023 |
Take no action
| Agency Response Date | 09/19/2023 |
The State Board of Elections met on September 14th, and voted unanimously to take
no action on the proposed Petition for Rulemaking pursuant to §2.2-4007 and 1VAC20-10-50
of the Code of Virginia as the Board does not have the statutory authority to regulate
the requested practice. The analysis for the decision can be found from the meeting
here: https://townhall.virginia.gov/L/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=37229