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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7/21/14  10:18 am
Commenter: Janet Carver, Fairfax Co. Democratic Committee; 11th Dist. Democratic Com

The Road to Disenfranchisement
 

To disqualify a vote for the omission of "street" or "avenue" and the other proposed minutiae requirements is ludicrous. When I first registered to vote in Virginia, one had to fill out a blank piece of paper with one's registration information in correct order to register .   There was no prompting as to what the required information or order actually was,  unless you were the "right" type of voter).    We've come a long way, but these proposed changes set us back on the road to disenfranchisement and low, low turnout  That's an American disgrace, and a Virginia "tradition" this country can't afford..

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