Virginia Regulatory Town Hall View Action

Department of Elections

State Board of Elections

Absentee Voting [1 VAC 20 ‑ 70]

Action:

Mandatory Mailing Elements on Absentee Ballot Envelopes

General Information

Action Summary	The purpose of this regulation is to guarantee that all absentee ballot envelops contain Intelligent Mail Barcodes (IMBs) and the official USPS Election Mail Indicia.
Chapters Affected	Only affects this chapter.
Exempt from APA	Yes, this chapter is exempt from Article II of the APA and executive branch review. The normal executive branch review process is not required.
RIS Project	Yes [006479]
Is Federal action a driving factor in this regulatory change? If so, please provide a specific reference to the law, regulation or court case. N/A
New Periodic Review	This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review.

Stages

Stages associated with this regulatory action.

Stage ID	Stage Type	Status
9043	Proposed	Stage complete. Comment period ended 10/02/2020.
9109	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 10/21/2020.

Contact Information

Name / Title:	David Nichols / Director of Election Services
Address:	1100 Bank Street Richmond, VA 23219
Email Address:	david.nichols@elections.virginia.gov
Phone:	(804)864-8952 FAX: ()- TDD: ()-

This person is the primary contact for this board.