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
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7/10/23  11:32 pm
Commenter: barbara zedler

SUPPORT UNDELIVERED JURY DUTY NOTICES TO HELP MAINTAIN ACCURATE VOTER ROLLS
 

This is an absolute no-brainer, commonsense proposal. 

Why hasn't it been done for decades? A citizen's vote is their most sacred and fundamental civil right. 

The United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) recommended using reports of returned jury notices as a best practice for list maintenance. Why didn't that happen?? Why hasn't it been done for decades? A citizen's vote is their most sacred and fundamental civil right.   
 
Due to Federal and State restrictions on requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship, Virginia currently has few effective routine list maintenance procedures to address the identification of non-citizens and other registered voters who have had a change in status between routine list maintenance tasks.
 
Virginia should join the other five states including DC who routinely utilize this resource for list maintenance purposes.
 
I urge the State Board of Elections to approve this EAC-recommended best practice for list maintenance IMMEDIATELY.
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