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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10/1/20  4:58 pm
Commenter: Brown D. Burton

Maintaining Election Integrity
 

Ballots without a postmark must NOT be counted!

Ballots without a postmark should not be counted, as has been the law for decades. There is no justification for allowing a ballot without a postmark to be counted. The poles close by law at 7 pm on election day.. You cannot vote in person after that time.  A ballot without a postmark could be posted any time after that and under the proposal and still be counted if it arrived by Friday. This is illegal and should be prohibited.

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