Action:
Absentee Voting: Removal of Witness Signature Requirements
Action 6258
General Information
| Action Summary |
Acts of Assembly Chapter 785 from the 2023 General Assembly Session removes the witness signature requirement for absentee ballots and applications as well as the witness signature requirement for Federal write-in absentee ballots and applications. The bill replaces it with the voter’s year of birth and the last four digits of their social security number or a unique identifier, if the voter was never issued one. As a result of these changes, 1VAC20-45-40 and 1VAC20-70-20 of Virginia Administrative Code, will need to be amended to be in compliance with these amendments. 1VAC20-70-80 of Virginia Administrative Code will have to be repealed, in order to be in compliance with these changes to the Code of Virginia. |
| Chapters Affected |
Only affects this chapter.
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| Executive Branch Review |
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act, but falls within the Executive Branch and
will be reviewed by the Governor's Office.
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| RIS Project |
Yes [7590] |
| Associated Mandates |
Absentee Ballot Requirements
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| New Periodic Review |
This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review.
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Stages
Stages associated with this regulatory action.
| Stage ID |
Stage Type |
Status |
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10024
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Final
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Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 07/03/2023. |
Contact Information
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Name / Title:
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Franchelle Tyson
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ELECT Administrative Program Specialist
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Address:
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1100 Bank Street First Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
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Email Address:
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franchelle.tyson@elections.virginia.gov
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Phone:
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(804)864-8919
FAX: ()-
TDD: ()-
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This person is the primary contact for this board.
