Virginia Regulatory Town Hall

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Action:
Material omissions from absentee ballots.
Stage: Proposed
 
1VAC20-70-20

1VAC20-70-20. Material omissions from absentee ballots.

A. Pursuant to the requirements of ยง 24.2-706 of the Code of Virginia, a timely received absentee ballot contained in an Envelope B should not be rendered invalid if it contains an error or omission not material to its proper processing.

B. The following omissions are always material and any Envelope B containing such omissions should be rendered invalid if any of the following exists:

1. The voter did not include his full name in any order;

2. The voter did not include a first name;

3. The voter did not include his last name;

4. The voter did not provide his house number, street name or rural route address, city of residence, or zip code;

5. The voter did not sign Envelope B;

6. The voter's witness did not sign Envelope B; or

7. The ballot is not sealed in Envelope B.

C. The ballot should not be rendered invalid if on Envelope B:

1. The voter included his full name in an order other than "last, first, middle";

2. The voter used his middle initial instead of his full middle name;

3. The voter used a derivative of his legal name as a first name (e.g., "Bob" instead of "Robert");

4. The voter did not provide his residential street identifier (Street, Drive, etc.); or

5. The voter omitted the year in the date.