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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9/24/20  1:38 pm
Commenter: David Lang

Opposed to not requiring postmarks
 

I am 100% opposed to accepting any ballot after the day of the election.  All mail in ballots must be postmarked byt the MAIL-IN DEADLINE.  Election day is the LAST day that any vote should be counted without exception.  Aside from the obvious fraud and un-ending election returns, this sets a dangerous precedence for other aspects of state and federal government requirements.  All taxes must be postmarked by the due date.  If you can take my money and hold me accountable for the postmark, there is no reason that voting should not have the same requirement.  If you are not going to require a postmark on the ballot, you should also remove all deadlines for all taxes as well.

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