Virginia Code 24.2-458: Methods of applying for military-overseas ballot
A. A covered voter who is registered to vote in this state may apply for a military-overseas ballot using either the regular absentee ballot application in use in the voter’s jurisdiction under Chapter 7 (§ 24.2-700 et seq.) or the federal postcard application.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 24.2-458
- Board: means the State Board of Elections. See Virginia Code 24.2-101
- Covered voter: means :
a. See Virginia Code 24.2-452
- Election: means a general, primary, or special election. See Virginia Code 24.2-101
- Federal postcard application: means the application prescribed under § 101(b)(2) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, Virginia Code 24.2-452
- Federal write-in absentee ballot: means the ballot described in § 103 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, Virginia Code 24.2-452
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Military-overseas ballot: means :
a. See Virginia Code 24.2-452
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Virginia Code 24.2-452
B. A covered voter who is not registered to vote in this state may use a federal postcard application to apply simultaneously to register to vote under § 24.2-457 and for a military-overseas ballot.
C. The electoral board shall ensure that the system described in subsection C of § 24.2-455 is capable of accepting the submission of both a federal postcard application and any other approved military-overseas ballot application sent to the appropriate election official. The voter may use the system or any other approved method to apply for a military-overseas ballot.
D. A covered voter may use the declaration accompanying a federal write-in absentee ballot as an application for a military-overseas ballot simultaneously with the submission of the federal write-in absentee ballot.
E. To receive the benefits of this chapter, a covered voter must inform the appropriate election official that the voter is a covered voter. Methods of informing the appropriate election official that a voter is a covered voter include:
1. The use of a federal postcard application or federal write-in absentee ballot;
2. The use of an overseas address on an approved voter registration application or ballot application; and
3. The inclusion on an approved voter registration application or ballot application of other information sufficient to identify the voter as a covered voter.
F. This chapter does not preclude a covered voter from voting under Chapter 7 (§ 24.2-700 et seq.).
2012, c. 353.