Jennifer McClellan on Government Reform

	Jennifer McClellan on Government Reform

Allow no-excuse absentee voting for all elections

Legislative Summary:HB1: Permits any registered voter to vote by absentee ballot in any election in which he is qualified to vote. The bill removes the current list of statutory reasons under which a person may be entitled to vote by absentee ballot.

Analysis by Blue Virginia:The Virginia House Democratic Caucus eagerly anticipate their new laws making voting more accessible. These pieces of legislation include creating a permanent absentee vote-by-mail program, removing the excuse requirement for absentee voting, enacting same-day registration, establishing Election Day as a state holiday...

Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 25-15-0 on Feb/24/20; State Sen. Jennifer McClellan co-sponsored and voted YES; Passed House 62-34-4 on Feb/26/20; Signed by Governor Ralph Northam on Apr/11/20

Source: BlueVirginia.US on Virginia voting records HB1 , Feb 24, 2020

Worked to create Virginia Voting Rights Act

McClellan emphasized her 16 years in the state legislature, noting that she has more experience in Richmond "than all other candidates on this stage combined." Invoking her legislative achievements--including carrying a bill to create a Virginia Voting Rights Act and sponsoring the Senate's marijuana legalization package--McClellan wielded her r‚sum‚ more than fiery rhetoric to make her case. Source: Washington Post on 2021 Virginia Gubernatorial debate , Apr 6, 2021

Led successful fight to restore voting rights in Virginia

Marcia Price and Jennifer McClelland worked to pass the state's voting rights act to restore the protections to Virginians that were lost when the federal act was gutted by the Supreme Court in 2013. Governor Northam signed the bill into law earlier this month. For Senator McClellan, this fight is personal. "I remember when the first Voter ID law made it to the House floor [in 2013]," McClellan said. "I told the story of my grandfather who had to take a literacy test to register to vote." Source: Black Wall Street Times on 2021 Virginia Gubernatorial race , Apr 28, 2021

No photo ID for voting

Legislative Summary: Requires photo ID at the polls by eliminating all forms of identification that do not contain a photograph of the voter from the list of forms of ID any one of which a voter must present in order to be allowed to vote. The bill also adds a valid US passport to the list and requires that a student ID card issued by an institution of higher education in the Commonwealth contain a photograph in order to be used by a voter. The bill does not affect the right of a voter who does not present one of the required forms of ID to cast a provisional ballot. The bill also provides that the State Board shall provide free voter registration cards that contain a voter's photograph and signature if the voter does not possess other satisfactory photo ID.

Legislative Outcome:: passed Senate 20-20 on Feb. 5, with tie-breaker by Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling; passed House 65-34-1 on Feb. 20; State Del. Jennifer McClellan voted NO; signed by Gov. Bob McDonnell on March 25

Source: Virginia Legislative voting records on SB1256 , Feb 20, 2013

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