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 Proposed Regulation on Voter Photo Identification Document
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 5/12/2014
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5/6/14  2:45 pm
Commenter: Renee B. Andrews; Chair, Falls Church Electoral Board; Treasurer, VEBA

Production of Photo Voter ID for Voters Outside Locality
 

Falls Church City is 2.5 square miles in area and home to 9 thousand registered Virginia voters, nestled between the Counties of Arlihngton (159 thousand voters) and Fairfax (704 thousand voters).  More of the voters who enter our office to do business live in the other two counties than in our city.  However, they prefer to come to our office because it is small, convenient, and because they appreciate the personal service they receive.  Our office has the equivalent of 2 full-time employees.  Arlington and Fairfax have many more.  For our office to provide photo IDs for voters from other localities would put a lot more strain on our staff than on the staffs of the two counties.  While we do not object to providing service to voters of nearby localities, we urge the Department of Elections to track the level of effort required by all localities and, where it is found to be disproportionate, redirect funds among localities to reflect the level of effort expended.

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