2011 Code of Virginia
Title 24.2 ELECTIONS.
Chapter 7 Absentee Voting (24.2-700 thru 24.2-713)
24.2-702.1 Write-in absentee ballots
24.2-702.1. Write-in absentee ballots.
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a qualified absentee voter who is eligible for an absentee ballot under subdivision 2 of 24.2-700 may use a write-in absentee ballot in any election. Such ballot shall be submitted and processed in the manner provided by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff et seq.) and this article.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a write-in absentee ballot submitted pursuant to subsection A shall be considered valid for purposes of simultaneously satisfying both an absentee ballot application and a completed absentee ballot, provided that the ballot is received no later than the deadline for the return of absentee ballots as provided in 24.2-709 for the election in which the voter offers to vote, and the application contains the following information: (i) the voter's signature; however, if the voter is unable to sign, the person assisting the voter will note this fact in the voter signature box; (ii) the voter's printed name; (iii) the county or city in which he is registered and offers to vote; (iv) the residence address at which he is registered to vote; (v) his current military or overseas address; and (vi) the signature of a witness who shall sign the same application. If the voter is not currently registered in Virginia and is eligible to be, such write-in absentee ballot shall also be considered valid for the purpose of serving as a voter registration application, but such registration shall be valid only for the election for which the write-in ballot was sent.
C. This section shall not be construed to require that an absentee ballot be sent to the absentee voter on receipt of a write-in absentee ballot unless the voter has also submitted an absentee ballot application pursuant to 24.2-701, 24.2-702, or 24.2-703.
(1993, c. 813, 24.1-228.2:1; 1993, c. 641; 2002, cc. 785, 819; 2009, cc. 230, 310; 2010, cc. 449, 645; 2011, cc. 427, 458.)
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