Why 4/5: This bill significantly alters the established procedures for challenging voters and voter registrations in Virginia.
This bill would eliminate the ability for any voter to challenge another voter's right to cast a ballot at a polling place on election day. It also removes the process for three voters to challenge a registration before the general registrar, instead requiring such challenges to be filed with a circuit court.
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Rules suspended
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Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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Passed by for the day
Third reading
Read third time
Passed a chamber
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Enrolled
Passed a chamber
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB640ER)
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Summarized from the official bill text (“Elections; challenges to a voter or voter's registration, filing of petition, notice of appeal.”) · Read the actual bill →
Passed a chamber
Signed by President
Passed a chamber
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
Sent to the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
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Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB640)
Line-item veto
Governor's recommendation received by House