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Voter registration by political party affiliation; partially closed primary elections. Adds party affiliation, beginning January 1, 2027, to the information that an applicant is asked to provide when registering to vote. The applicant may indicate that he is an independent. The bill specifies that voters registered prior to January 1, 2027, will be designated as independent unless they provide a political party affiliation to the general registrar. Voters may change their political party affiliation or independent status by written notice at any time before the registration records are closed prior to an election. The bill also provides that voters who are on the permanent absentee voter list will receive primary ballots for the political party with which they are registered as affiliated. Finally, the bill requires the state party chairman of each political party to file written notice with the State Board of Elections by January 31 of each year stating the rules adopted by the duly constituted authorities of the state political party for participation in the party's primaries to be held from April 1 of that year through March 31 of the following year.
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last Action
Feb 18, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Left in Committee Privileges and Elections
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1056)
Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned HPE sub: Campaigns and Candidates
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103816D
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Left in Committee Privileges and Elections