§ 24.2-711.1 Absentee ballots; confirmation of receipt; notice of reason for rejection
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.
History
This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 252 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2013, chapter 537.
2002, c. 252; 2013, c. 537.