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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9/23/20  11:10 am
Commenter: Jean-Paul Bergeaux

Election integrity confidence is what binds us together as a community
 

We cannot sacrifice the confidence our citizens have in the election process for anything.  Everyone knows the deadlines and the process already.  If they do not want to go in person, they have plenty of time to request a mail in ballot and mail it.

There are many areas that have in-person absentee locations that allow for voting anytime between now and election day.

With all these options, there is no reason to sacrifice the potential of voter fraud for an extensions for mail in ballots.  And there is definitely a potential for voter fraud, it cannot be refuted and is dishonest to do so.  Any politician that pushes changes that endangers the confidence in our elections should be investigated for corruption.

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