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  11:29 pm
Commenter: Thomas L Hamlin

Do not do away with ballot post mark requirements
 

Do not do away with post mark requirements on absentee ballot envelops. If there is an illegible or missing post mark, the ballot should discarded and not counted. All absentee ballot envelopes should be post marked by by 7:00 PM on election day when the poles close. You cannot vote in person after that time. A ballot without a valid post mark could be posted any time after that under the proposal and still be counted if it arrived by Friday.  This is illegal and should be prohibited. The current laws on voting should be obeyed by all personnel processing the ballots.

CommentID: 87276