Code of Virginia - Title 24.2 Elections - Chapter 7 Absentee Voting

• 24.2-700 Persons entitled to vote by absentee ballot
  The following registered voters may vote by absentee ballot in accordance with the provisions of this chapter in any election in which they are qualified ...
• 24.2-701 Application for absentee ballot
  A. The State Board shall furnish each general registrar with a sufficient number of applications for official absentee ballots. The registrars shall furnish applications to ...
• 24.2-702 Application for early absentee ballot; procedures
  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, a person, who is eligible for an absentee ballot under subdivision 2 of § 24.2-700 and qualified under ...
• 24.2-702.1 Federal write-in absentee ballots
  A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a qualified absentee voter who is eligible for an absentee ballot under subdivision 2 of § 24.2-700 ...
• 24.2-703 Application for absentee ballots for multiple elections for uniformed and overseas voters
  Any person who is eligible for an absentee ballot under subdivision 2 of § 24.2-700, or for temporary registration under Articles 7 (§ 24.2-440 et ...
• 24.2-703.1 Special annual applications for absentee ballots for certain ill or disabled voters
  Any person who is eligible for an absentee ballot under subdivision 4 of § 24.2-700 because of a disability or illness and who is likely ...
• 24.2-703.2 Replacement absentee ballots for certain disabled or ill voters; penalty
  A voter seeking to cast an absentee ballot may obtain a replacement absentee ballot subject to the following conditions: (i) the voter applied for an ...
• 24.2-704 Applications and ballots for persons requiring assistance in voting; penalty
  The application for an absentee ballot shall provide space for the applicant to indicate that he will require assistance to vote his absentee ballot by ...
• 24.2-705 Emergency applications and absentee ballots for persons incapacitated or hospitalized
  Any person registered and otherwise qualified to vote who becomes incapacitated on or after the seventh day preceding an election may request at any time ...
• 24.2-705.1 Late applications and in-person absentee voting for business and medical emergencies
  Any person registered and otherwise qualified to vote who becomes obligated after 12:00 noon on the Saturday before an election to be absent from his ...
• 24.2-705.2 Late applications and in-person absentee voting for certain officers of election
  Any officer of election, registered and otherwise qualified to vote, who is assigned after 12:00 noon on the Saturday before an election to be absent ...
• 24.2-706 Duty of general registrar and electoral board on receipt of application; statement of vote...
  On receipt of an application for an absentee ballot, the general registrar shall enroll the name and address of each registered applicant on an absentee ...
• 24.2-707 How ballots marked and returned by mail; cast in person; cast on voting equipment
  On receipt of a mailed absentee ballot, the voter shall, in the presence of a witness, (i) open the sealed envelope marked "ballot within" and ...
• 24.2-708 Return of unused ballots; voting by applicant who did not receive or lost ballot; defaced ballot...
  If for any reason a person, who has applied for and received a ballot, decides not to vote absentee, he shall return the ballot unopened, ...
• 24.2-709 Ballot to be returned in manner prescribed by law
  Any ballot returned to the office of the electoral board or general registrar in any manner except as prescribed by law, shall be void. Absentee ...
• 24.2-709.1 Alternative procedures for counting absentee ballots.
  The electoral board may authorize a general registrar at his option to take one or more of the following measures as needed to expedite counting ...
• 24.2-710 Further duties of electoral board and general registrar; absentee voter applicant lists
  On receipt of an absentee ballot, the electoral board or general registrar shall mark the date of receipt in the appropriate column opposite the name ...
• 24.2-711 Duties of officers of election
  Before the polls open, the officers of election at each precinct shall mark, for each person on the absentee voter applicant list, the letters "AB" ...
• 24.2-711.1 Rejected absentee ballots; notice of reason for rejection
  The electoral board of each county and city shall send a written explanation of the reason for rejection of an absentee ballot to the voter ...
• 24.2-712 Central absentee voter precincts; counting ballots
  A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing body of each county or city may establish one or more central absentee voter precincts in ...
• 24.2-713 Emergency authority of the Secretary of the State Board of Elections
  The provisions of this section shall apply in the case of an emergency that will not allow sufficient time for the distribution and handling of ...

Last modified: April 3, 2009