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Absentee Voting [1 VAC 20 ‑ 70]
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6/17/13  5:07 pm
Commenter: Diana Dutton, Prince William County Voter Registration and Elections

Substantial Compliance for Absentee Ballot Envelope B
 

B7   Material omission on Envelope B is the date of the voter's signature

C8   The ballot should not be rendered invalid if the voter omitted the year in date of the signature

C9   The ballot should not be rendered invalid if the voter provides the incorrect date on Envelope B.  What is an incorrect  date?  Unless the date is way off, how can one determine if it is incorrect?  Not a measurable value. 

Is the date a material omission that would affect the determination of how the voter wished to cast his vote?

Since the absentee ballot from a domestic voter is returned in Envelope B in an envelope with a return address label attached showing the voter's return address, why should he have to repeat this information?  UOCAVA voters do not have to provide the same information.  These two classes of voters are being treated differently.

B9   By striking this language, is it meant that there would be no Envelope B required?  Or is it meant that the ballot is contained in an Envelope B but the envelope is not sealed?

The problems created by the information required on Envelope B cause many AB ballots from senior citizens to be rejected.

 

 

 

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