Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Elections
 
Board
State Board of Elections
 
chapter
Absentee Voting [1 VAC 20 ‑ 70]
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Action 2014 Absentee Material Omissions
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 7/21/2014
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7/10/14  2:07 pm
Commenter: Carolyn Sherayko, General Registrar, City of Lynchburg

Omission of Street Identifiers
 

In the city where I used to live it was common practice to refer to streets simply by the name (e.g., Quest: Where is the grocery located? Ans: On Longwood.) I don't know how many locales there are in Virginia where this might also be the practice. Disqualifying someone's vote because of the omission of Ave., Dr., Ln, etc. seems unjustified. Also, it's been my observation since becoming a Registrar, that many voters get the identifer wrong - St. instead of Dr., for example. This just doesn't seem to be something that should disqualify a vote.

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