A. Any registered voter shall be eligible to file a special application to receive absentee ballots for all elections in which he is eligible to vote. Such application shall be on a form approved by the State Board. The absentee ballots sent to a voter on the permanent absentee voter list shall be sent to the address in the voter's registration record, except as provided in subdivision C 1.
B. In accordance with procedures established by the State Board, the general registrar shall retain the application, enroll the applicant on a permanent absentee voter list, and process the applicant's request for an absentee ballot for each succeeding election. The applicant shall specify by party designation the primary ballots he is requesting.
C. The State Board shall prescribe the process by which a voter on the permanent absentee voter list may:
1. Request that his absentee ballot for (i) a single election or (ii) a primary election and the following general election be sent to an address other than the address on his voter registration record.
2. Request a primary ballot for a political party other than the one he specified on his application for permanent absentee voter status for a single primary election.
3. Change his political party selection for all succeeding primary elections.
D. A voter shall be removed from the permanent absentee voter list if (i) the voter requests in writing to be removed from the list, (ii) the voter's registration is canceled pursuant to § 24.2-427, (iii) the voter's registration is placed on inactive status pursuant to § 24.2-428 or 24.2-428.1, or (iv) the voter moves to a different address not in the same county or city of his registration.
2001, cc. 789, 850; 2008, c 880; 2019, cc. 668, 669; 2020, cc. 1156, 1201.
Structure Code of Virginia
§ 24.2-700. Persons entitled to vote by absentee ballot
§ 24.2-701. Application for absentee ballot
§ 24.2-701.1. Absentee voting in person
§ 24.2-701.2. Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices
§ 24.2-702.1. Federal write-in absentee ballots
§ 24.2-703.1. Permanent absentee voter list
§ 24.2-703.2. Replacement absentee ballots for certain disabled or ill voters; penalty
§ 24.2-704. Applications and ballots for persons requiring assistance in voting; penalty
§ 24.2-705. Emergency applications and absentee ballots for individual emergencies
§ 24.2-706. Duty of general registrar on receipt of application; statement of voter
§ 24.2-707. How ballots marked and returned
§ 24.2-707.1. Drop-off locations for return of absentee ballots
§ 24.2-709. Ballot to be returned in manner prescribed by law
§ 24.2-709.1. Processing returned absentee ballots before election day; cure process
§ 24.2-710. Absentee voter applicant lists
§ 24.2-711. Duties of electoral board, general registrar, and officers of election
§ 24.2-711.1. Absentee ballots; confirmation of receipt; notice of reason for rejection
§ 24.2-712. Central absentee voter precincts; counting ballots
§ 24.2-713. Emergency authority of the Commissioner of Elections