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In such case, the voter may request a replacement absentee ballot by the close of business for the local elections office on the Saturday before election day and designate, in writing, a representative to obtain a replacement absentee ballot on his behalf from the general registrar and to return the properly completed ballot as directed by the general registrar no later than the close of polls on the day of election for which the absentee ballot is valid. The representative shall be age 18 or older and shall not be an elected official, a candidate for elected office, or the deputy, spouse, parent, or child of an elected official or candidate. The voter and representative shall complete the form prescribed by the State Board to implement the provisions of this section. The form shall include a statement signed by the voter that he did not receive the ballot or has lost the ballot. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 23<\/a> and 141<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2008, chapter 880<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 644<\/a> and 645<\/a>; in 2019, chapters 668<\/a> and 669<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 1149<\/a>, 1151<\/a>, and 1201<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":70050,"section_number":"24.2-707","catch_line":"How ballots marked and returned","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-707\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86258,"section_number":"24.2-1016","catch_line":"False statements; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-1016\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188893,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65968,"identifier":"24.2-703.2","token":"24.2\/7\/24.2-703.2","url":"\/24.2-703.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-703.2\/","token":"24.2\/7\/24.2-703.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Replacement absentee ballots for certain disabled or ill voters; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-703.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A person with a disability<\/span> or illness who has applied for and has been sent an absentee ballot who did not receive or has lost the absentee ballot on or before the Saturday before the election<\/span> may obtain a replacement absentee ballot. In such case, the voter may request a replacement absentee ballot by the close of business for the local elections<\/span> office on the Saturday before election<\/span> day and designate, in writing, a representative to obtain a replacement absentee ballot on his behalf from the general registrar<\/span> and to return the properly completed ballot as directed by the general registrar<\/span> no later than the close of polls on the day of election<\/span> for which the absentee ballot is valid. The representative shall be age 18 or older and shall not be an elected official, a candidate<\/span> for elected office, or the deputy, spouse, parent, or child of an elected official or candidate<\/span>. The voter and representative shall complete the form prescribed by the State Board<\/span> to implement the provisions of this section. The form shall include a statement signed by the voter that he did not receive the ballot or has lost the ballot. Statements on the form shall be subject to felony<\/span> penalties for making false statements pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-1016<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPLACEMENT ABSENTEE BALLOTS FOR CERTAIN DISABLED OR ILL VOTERS; PENALTY (\u00a7\n24.2-703.2)\n\nA person with a disability or illness who has applied for and has been sent an\nabsentee ballot who did not receive or has lost the absentee ballot on or before\nthe Saturday before the election may obtain a replacement absentee ballot. In\nsuch case, the voter may request a replacement absentee ballot by the close of\nbusiness for the local elections office on the Saturday before election day and\ndesignate, in writing, a representative to obtain a replacement absentee ballot\non his behalf from the general registrar and to return the properly completed\nballot as directed by the general registrar no later than the close of polls on\nthe day of election for which the absentee ballot is valid. The representative\nshall be age 18 or older and shall not be an elected official, a candidate for\nelected office, or the deputy, spouse, parent, or child of an elected official\nor candidate. The voter and representative shall complete the form prescribed by\nthe State Board to implement the provisions of this section. The form shall\ninclude a statement signed by the voter that he did not receive the ballot or\nhas lost the ballot. Statements on the form shall be subject to felony penalties\nfor making false statements pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-1016.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, cc. 23, 141; 2008, c. 880; 2015, cc. 644, 645; 2019, cc. 668,\n669; 2020, cc. 1149, 1151, 1201.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}