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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7/18/14  1:26 pm
Commenter: Cheryl Zando

Don't put unnecessary restictions on absentee voting
 

These changes are unnecessary and will result in the failure to count legitimate votes. Although, for example, Henrico has a Fulham Drive, Fulham Circle and Fulham Court, it is unlikely that there are voters named John Smith who reside on each of those streets and have each requested an absentee ballot. In addition, the absentee ballot return envelope includes the full name and address. In the few cases where there are questions, the registrar can resolve them and make sure that people can exercise their right to vote, without overly-detailed and non-substantive restrictions.

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