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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9/29/20  12:59 pm
Commenter: Laura Barrett

Suppprt the acceptance of all ballots!
 

It is unacceptable to be having this discussion after voting has already begun. Every American has the right to have their vote heard and counted. People are already using drop boxes to submit ballots, which require no postmark. Will those no longer count, after citizens have already been encouraged to use them? It is additionally unthinkable to discount the vote of an American that may be held up by the USPS, through no fault of that citizen. This seems like just another way to suppress the vote.

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