Issue Position: Voting and Redistricting

Issue Position

VOTING AND REDISTRICTING
Favor redistricting by an independent, nonpartisan redistricting commission. Serving on the House Privileges and Elections Committee, I've had a front row seat as the Republicans refused to put an end to gerrymandering.
Support legislation that makes it easier to vote in Virginia, including
Cosponsored no excuse absentee/early voting
Sponsored legislation to allow registrars to call or email when voter registration applications are rejected for minor errors. GMU students requested the legislation because many students do not have street addresses and do not regularly check their campus mailboxes.
Will support same day voter registration/would have voted for 2018 bills but they were killed in committee.
Cosponsored legislation to remove the disqualification of felons for voting
Support campaign finance reform
Cosponsored legislation to online media ads to disclose who place and/or promoted the ad.
Cosponsored bill to prohibit the personal use of campaign funds, which despite bipartisan support, failed in Senate
Limit PAC spending and donations

LEGISLATIVE RECORD ON VOTING & ELECTIONS
HB 272, chief patron, allow registrar to call or email when registration denied for minor, nonsubstantive error; GMU students requested the legislation because many students do not have street addresses and do not regularly check their campus mailboxes
HB 76, copatron, Subjects any political campaign advertisements that is placed or promoted for a fee on an online platform to the same disclosure requirements to which print media, television, and radio advertisements are subject
HB 122, copatron, Prohibit Personal Use of Campaign funds, bipartisan, failed in Senate
HB 1072, copatron, Absentee Voting, no excuse
2017 Session, HJ 540, copatron, remove the disqualification of felons for voting
2017 Session, HJ 749, copatron, constitutional amendment for an independent redistricting commission

Source