What a dishonest jerk this guy is. So let's look at the facts.
Governor McAuliffe Vetoes Bill Requiring Investigations into Virginia Voters
Today Governor Terry McAuliffe vetoed Senate Bill 1105, which would require local election officials to investigate Virginia voters without a clear standard for when and how such investigations should be undertaken. The Governor’s full veto statement is below:
February 23, 2017
Pursuant to Article V, Section 6, of the Constitution of Virginia, I veto Senate Bill 1105, which would require local election officials to investigate voters under certain circumstances and provide a report to the State Board of Elections.
By requiring 133 individual general registrars to conduct an investigation of voters under undefined standards, this bill raises serious constitutional questions. It could expose eligible and properly registered Virginians to the risk of improper disenfranchisement.
Further, Senate Bill 1105 would increase the administrative burden on local election officials. Rather than imposing unnecessary investigative requirements on those officials, we should focus attention and resources on the Commonwealth’s proven and efficient methods of list maintenance, which serve as a national model.
Accordingly, I veto this bill.
Sincerely,
Terence R. McAuliffe
The above is a press release from his office. Now let's look at the actual bill.
SB 1105 Registered voters and persons voting; reports of persons voting at elections.
Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Reports of registered voters and persons voting at elections. Requires the local electoral boards to direct the general registrars to investigate the list of registered voters whenever the number of registered voters in a county or city exceeds the population of persons age 18 years or older, based on the most recent population estimate of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service of the University of Virginia. The bill also requires the local electoral boards to direct the general registrars to investigate the list of persons voting at an election whenever the number of persons voting at any election in a county or city exceeds the number of persons registered to vote in that county or city. The Department of Elections is required to provide certain data to any general registrar conducting such an investigation for the registrar's use during the investigation. The local electoral boards are required to make reports of the findings to the State Board. These reports are public documents.
Final document from the Senate:
2017 SESSION
ENROLLED
1 VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY –– CHAPTER
2 An Act to amend and reenact § 24.2-404.4 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia
3 by adding sections numbered 24.2-405.1 and 24.2-406.1, relating to investigations and reports of
4 registered voters and persons voting at elections.
5 [S 1105]
6 Approved
7 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
8 1. That § 24.2-404.4 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of
9 Virginia is amended by adding sections numbered 24.2-405.1 and 24.2-406.1 as follows:
10 § 24.2-404.4. Exchange of registered voter lists with other states.
11 A. Pursuant to its authority under subsection A of § 24.2-405 and subsections B and C of § 24.2-406,
12 the Department of Elections shall request voter registration information and lists of persons voting at
13 primaries and elections, if available, from the states bordering the Commonwealth to identify duplicate
14 registrations, voters who no longer reside in the Commonwealth, and other persons who are no longer
15 entitled to be registered in order to maintain the overall accuracy of the voter registration system.
16 B. Pursuant to its authority under subdivision A 10 of § 24.2-404, the Department of Elections shall
17 utilize data regarding voter registration and lists of persons voting at primaries and elections received
18 through list comparisons and data-matching exchanges with other states to identify duplicate
19 registrations, voters who no longer reside in the Commonwealth, and other persons who are no longer
20 entitled to be registered in order to maintain the overall accuracy of the voter registration system.
21 C. The Department shall compare the data received pursuant to subsections A and B with the state
22 voter registration list and initiate list maintenance procedures under applicable state and federal law. The
23 Department shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Privileges and Elections annually on
24 the progress of activities conducted under this section, including the number of duplicate registrations
25 found to exist and the procedures that the Department and general registrars are following to eliminate
26 duplicate registrations from the Virginia registered voter lists. All annual reports required to be filed by
27 the Department shall be governed by the provisions of § 2.2-608.
28 § 24.2-405.1. Registered voters; reports when exceeding age eligible population.
29 Whenever the number of registered voters in a county or city exceeds the population of persons age
30 18 years or older, based on the most recent population estimate of the Weldon Cooper Center for
31 Public Service of the University of Virginia, the local electoral board shall direct the general registrar
32 to investigate the list of registered voters in order to determine the cause of the inflated number of
33 registered voters, including identifying persons who may be improperly registered. The Department of
34 Elections shall provide to any general registrar conducting such an investigation the data received by it
35 pursuant to § 24.2-404.4 regarding voters registered in the registrar's locality, and the general registrar
36 shall use such data during the course of the investigation.
37 The local electoral board shall make a report of the findings to the State Board, and this report
38 shall be a public document.
39 § 24.2-406.1. Persons voting at elections; reports when exceeding number of registered voters.
40 Whenever the number of persons voting at any election in a county or city exceeds the number of
41 persons registered to vote in that county or city, the local electoral board shall direct the general
42 registrar to investigate the list of persons voting at that election in order to determine the cause of the
43 inflated turnout, including identifying persons who may not be eligible to vote. The Department of
44 Elections shall provide to any general registrar conducting such an investigation the data received by it
45 pursuant to § 24.2-404.4 regarding voters registered in the registrar's locality, and the general registrar
46 shall use such data during the course of the investigation.
47 The local electoral board shall make a report of the findings to the State Board, and this report
48 shall be a public document.
ENROLLED SB1105ER
Okay Governor, where exactly is the violation to the Virginia Constitution you are claiming? If you make the claim, you need to back that up with solid legal documentation. Where is that documentation? The above proposed laws in my own opinion are too weak. But they are a step in the right direction. Wait, I have to remember that you are a democrat and we now all know that democrats are the party of lies these days. Virginians are not interested in your communist agenda Terry. We can't wait until you are gone and hopefully in jail.
