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§ 24.2-410.1 Citizenship status; Department of Motor Vehicles to furnish lists of noncitizens

A. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall include on the application for any document, or renewal thereof, issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3 (§ 46.2-300 et seq.) of Title 46.2 a statement asking the applicant if he is a United States citizen. Information on citizenship status shall not be a determinative factor for the issuance of any document pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3 (§ 46.2-300 et seq.) of Title 46.2. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall furnish monthly to the Department of Elections a complete list of all persons who have indicated a noncitizen status to the Department of Motor Vehicles in obtaining any document, or renewal thereof, issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3 (§ 46.2-300 et seq.) of Title 46.2. The Department of Elections shall transmit the information from the list to the appropriate general registrars. Information in the lists shall be confidential and available only for official use by the Department of Elections and general registrars.

B. For the purposes of this section, the Department of Motor Vehicles is not responsible for verifying the claim of any applicant who indicates United States citizen status when applying for any document, or renewal thereof, issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3 (§ 46.2-300 et seq.) of Title 46.2.

History

This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 926 and 940 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2015, chapter 740; in 2020, chapters 908, 909, 1227, and 1246.

2006, cc. 926, 940; 2015, c. 740; 2020, cc. 908, 909, 1227, 1246.

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Amendment Attempts

HB170: Voter registration; DMV to furnish list of non-citizens to Board of Elections.
SB313: Voter registration; DMV to furnish list of non-citizens to Board of Elections.
HB67: Voter registration; automatic voter registration. (failed)
HB416: Voter registration; automatic voter registration. (failed)
HB1002: Voter registration; automatic voter registration. (failed)
SB222: Voter registration; automatic voter registration. (failed)
HB2088: Voter registration at the Department of Motor Vehicles; opt-out voter registration. (failed)
HB2182: Voter registration at the Department of Motor Vehicles; opt-out voter registration. (failed)
SB1051: Voter registration at the Department of Motor Vehicles; opt-out voter registration. (failed)
SB1345: Driver privilege cards; issuance of new cards by DMV. (failed)
HB403: Voter registration; automatic voter registration. (failed)
HB580: Driver privilege cards; authorizes issuance of new cards by DMV. (failed)
HB834: Voter registration; automatic voter registration. (failed)
HB1318: Driver privilege cards; authorizes issuance of new cards by DMV. (failed)
SB621: Driver privilege cards; authorizes issuance of new cards by DMV. (failed)
HB1843: Driver privilege cards; penalty. (failed)
HB2025: Driver privilege cards; penalty. (failed)
HB2390: Voter registration; automatic voter registration. (failed)
SB1063: Voter registration; automatic voter registration. (failed)
SB1641: Driver privilege cards; penalty.
SB1740: Driver privilege cards; penalty. (failed)
HB219: Voter registration; automatic voter registration. (failed)
HB235: Voter registration; automatic voter registration. (passed)
HB565: Driver privilege cards; penalty. (failed)
SB34: Driver privilege cards; definitions, effective date, report. (passed)
SB219: Voter registration; automatic voter registration, effective clause. (passed)
SB278: Voter registration; automatic voter registration.
SB887: Voter registration; automatic voter registration. (failed)
HB219: Voter registration; automatic voter registration.
SB887: Voter registration; automatic voter registration.
HB904: Voter registration; list maintenance activities, cancellation procedures, required record matches. (failed)
SB300: Voter registration; list maintenance activities, cancellation procedures, required record matches. (failed)
HB1652: Elections; voter identification containing photograph required; who may register up to and including the day of the election; absentee ballot application requirements; absentee voting in person availability; return of absentee ballots. (failed)
HB1657: Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records. (failed)
HB2002: Voter registration; cancellation of registration, sources of data. (failed)
HB2011: Voter registration; cancellation of registration by voter. (failed)
HB2057: Voter registration; automatic registration of hunting, fishing, and milk distributor license. (failed)
HB2276: Voter registration; list maintenance activities, cancellation procedures, required record matches. (failed)
HB2357: Voter registration; list of unqualified persons transmitted to general registrars. (failed)
HB2388: Voter registration; list of unqualified persons transmitted to general registrars. (failed)
HB2434: Voter identification; identification containing a photograph required. (failed)
HB2513: Voter registration; cancellation of registration, notice of cancellation, new address if available.
HB2586: Voter registration; automatic registration upon application for hunting and fishing license. (failed)
SB764: Elections; voter identification; identification containing a photograph required. (failed)
SB813: Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records. (failed)
SB1070: Voter identification; identification containing a photograph required. (failed)
SB1454: Voter registration; systematic citizenship verification program. (failed)
HB28: Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records. (failed)
HB111: Voter registration; cancellation of registration, sources of data.
HB215: Voter registration; list maintenance, third-party data exchanges approved by State Bd. of Elections. (passed)
HB964: Voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration. (passed)
HB966: Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program (SAVE Program); use by Dept. of Elections.
HB972: Voter registration; list maintenance activities, cancellation procedures, required record matches. (passed)
HB1131: Elections; identification containing a photograph required and excuse required to vote absentee.
SB52: Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records.
SB162: Voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration. (passed)
SB544: Elections; voter identification; identification containing a photograph required.
SB658: Back-end, opt-out automatic voter registration; work group to study implementation. (passed)