SB491 HFAT Shott 3-5

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Delegate Shott moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Senate Bill No. 491 -- A BILL to amend and reenact §3‑2‑11 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating generally to automatic voting registration through the Division of Motor Vehicles; adding United States citizenship status to information that applicants must provide; requiring the Division of Motor Vehicles to develop a regular process by January 1, 2020 that allows the Secretary of State to fulfill his or her duties as provided by §3-2-3 of this code to confirm that persons who are non-citizens of the United States have not and cannot register to vote via the Online Voter Registration portal; delaying the effective date for automatic voter registration in conjunction with certain Division of Motor Vehicle transactions until July 1, 2021; and requiring the Division of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Transportation, and the Secretary of State to file certain reports with and appear before the Joint Committee on Government and Finance and the Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary during the first interim meetings occurring after September 1, 2019.