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 Action Making an Illegible or Missing Postmark an Immaterial Omission on Absentee Ballot Envelopes
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 10/2/2020
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9/17/20  10:31 pm
Commenter: Lily

Preserve Election Integrity
 

Americans vote for our President on the first Tuesday in November, every four years. It's as predictable as Christmas and Tax Day. Absentee voting begins in September. There is no reason for anyone to need an extra day or two or three to vote. 

We expect to know the results of our election on election night, but it seems that the Democratic party is doing everything in its power to annihilate our election process. 

It is bad enough that absentee ballots went from a requirement to be in the hands of election officials by 7 pm on Election night to simply being postmarked by election day as long as they are received by the Office of Elections by noon on Friday. 

Now you want to eliminate the postmark that proves that the vote was made at least by election day? 

Postmarks ensure that a vote was made, in person or by mail on election day. Just as it those of us who stand in line must vote by 7 p.m. those taking the easy route of voting by mail should at least have the same requirement. 

I hope the day comes that the Virginia General Assembly will overturn this ridiculous bill that extends the time it takes to know the outcome of the election and I hope the day never comes that we do away with the postmarks that at least indicate that someone took the time to vote when it was time to vote and not God knows when. 

Here's what this looks like in practice: Trump wins VA in a landslide on election night. The Democrat operatives unleash the hounds and ballots mysteriously start appearing that chip away at the win until miraculously, Biden wins. Excuse me, Harris. 

Is there anyone left at the State Board of Elections that has a soul or are you so obsessed by TDS that you don't care anymore? Do you hate this country so much that you are willing to be one of the saboteurs who turn us from the best Country on earth into a Venezuelan nightmare?

May God have mercy on the once great Commonwealth of Virginia.

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