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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7/20/14  8:53 am
Commenter: Norma Jean Young

Don't restrict the right to vote!
 

Details such as street name or a suffix should not invalidate a vote.  It takes a bit of trouble to get an absentee ballot, so the person obviously wants to vote.  We should be facilitating the process, not hindering it.  Fraud has not been an issue in the past; witness the many recounts of contested elections that have not turned up fraud.  Thus the purpose of the restrictions seems to be to limit the right to vote.

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