A. The Secretary, in coordination with local election officials, shall implement a free-access system by which a voter may determine:
1. Whether the voter's application for an absentee ballot has been received and accepted; and
2. Whether the voter's absentee ballot has been received and the current status of the absentee ballot.
B. The electoral board of each county and city shall send a written explanation of the reason for rejection of an absentee ballot to the voter whose absentee ballot is rejected within 90 days of the date on which the ballot is rejected. The State Board of Elections shall promulgate instructions to implement the provisions of this section.
2002, c. 252; 2013, c. 537.
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