Absentee ballots; increases deadline for each electoral board to make available for all elections. (SB48)

Introduced By

Sen. Steve Martin (R-Chesterfield)

Description

Absentee ballot deadline; military voters.  Increases the deadline for each electoral board to make absentee ballots available from 30 to 45 days for all elections in order to match the 45-day deadline that currently applies to any November general election or special election held at the same time. The State Board may withhold funds from an electoral board that has willfully and repeatedly failed to comply with this deadline and use such withheld funds for the training of electoral boards and general registrars. The bill also extends the time when an absentee ballot must be returned by an absentee voter who is eligible for an absentee ballot due to active duty military service, membership in the merchant marines, or temporary residence outside of the country, or the spouse or dependent residing with such a voter, from before the closing of the polls to 5:00 p.m. on the forty-fifth day after printed absentee ballots were made available if the absentee voter has requested an absentee ballot more than 45 days before the election. Amends § 24.2-612 (“List of offices and candidates filed with State Board and checked for accuracy; when ballots printed; number required.”), § 24.2-709 (“Ballot to be returned in manner prescribed by law.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Status

02/09/2010: Merged into SB55
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3 votes