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An application from any person who is already registered or who is eligible for late registration under \u00a7 24.2-419 that is received by the general registrar no later than 5:00 p.m. on the eleventh day prior to the election shall be considered a standing request for absentee ballots through December 31 of the year following the calendar year of the date of the application or another shorter period the voter specifies. In the event that a second or subsequent federal postcard application is received from a voter, any previous applications shall be superseded and the duration of the most recently received application shall apply.\n\t\tThe general registrar shall retain the application and process the applicant’s request for an absentee ballot for each election in accordance with procedures established by the State Board. The applicant shall specify by party designation the primary ballots he is requesting.\n\t\tIf an official reply to the application or an absentee ballot sent to the applicant is returned as undeliverable, no other ballots shall be sent. No ballot shall be sent to the applicant, and no voted ballot received from the applicant shall be valid, (i) for any election held after the voter has notified the registrar that the voter no longer wishes to be registered or (ii) after the registrar has received notification that the voter has registered to vote in another state.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":253509,"text":"Any person who is eligible for a military-overseas ballot as defined in \u00a7 24.2-452 may file a single application to receive ballots for all elections in which he is eligible to vote absentee. The application shall be on a federal postcard application. 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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 603 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. Unfortunately, the 1991 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 1993, chapter 641; in 2001, chapter 793<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 410<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 438<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 449<\/a> and 645<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 427<\/a> and 458<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 353<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 289<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60154,"section_number":"24.2-701","catch_line":"Application for absentee ballot","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-701\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":75143,"section_number":"24.2-419","catch_line":"Extended time for certain persons to register by mail","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-419\/"},{"id":56695,"section_number":"24.2-452","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-452\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188885,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70207,"identifier":"24.2-703","token":"24.2\/7\/24.2-703","url":"\/24.2-703\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-703\/","token":"24.2\/7\/24.2-703","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application for absentee ballots for multiple elections for uniformed and overseas voters","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-703","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person who is eligible for a military-overseas ballot as defined in \u00a7 24.2-452<\/a> may file a single application to receive ballots for all elections<\/span> in which he is eligible to vote absentee. The application shall be on a federal postcard application. An application from any person who is already registered or who is eligible for late registration under \u00a7 24.2-419<\/a> that is received by the general registrar<\/span> no later than 5:00 p.m. on the eleventh day prior to the election<\/span> shall be considered a standing request for absentee ballots through December 31 of the year following the calendar year of the date of the application or another shorter period the voter specifies. In the event that a second or subsequent federal postcard application is received from a voter, any previous applications shall be superseded and the duration of the most recently received application shall apply.\n\t\tThe general registrar<\/span> shall retain the application and process the applicant’s request for an absentee ballot for each election<\/span> in accordance with procedures established by the State Board<\/span>. The applicant shall specify by party<\/span> designation the primary<\/span> ballots he is requesting.\n\t\tIf an official reply to the application or an absentee ballot sent to the applicant is returned as undeliverable, no other ballots shall be sent. No ballot shall be sent to the applicant, and no voted ballot received from the applicant shall be valid, (i) for any election<\/span> held after the voter has notified the registrar that the voter no longer wishes to be registered or (ii) after the registrar has received notification that the voter has registered to vote in another state.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS FOR MULTIPLE ELECTIONS FOR UNIFORMED AND\nOVERSEAS VOTERS (\u00a7 24.2-703)\n\nAny person who is eligible for a military-overseas ballot as defined in \u00a7\n24.2-452 may file a single application to receive ballots for all elections in\nwhich he is eligible to vote absentee. The application shall be on a federal\npostcard application. An application from any person who is already registered\nor who is eligible for late registration under \u00a7 24.2-419 that is received by\nthe general registrar no later than 5:00 p.m. on the eleventh day prior to the\nelection shall be considered a standing request for absentee ballots through\nDecember 31 of the year following the calendar year of the date of the\napplication or another shorter period the voter specifies. In the event that a\nsecond or subsequent federal postcard application is received from a voter, any\nprevious applications shall be superseded and the duration of the most recently\nreceived application shall apply.\n\t\tThe general registrar shall retain the application and process the\napplicant’s request for an absentee ballot for each election in accordance\nwith procedures established by the State Board. The applicant shall specify by\nparty designation the primary ballots he is requesting.\n\t\tIf an official reply to the application or an absentee ballot sent to the\napplicant is returned as undeliverable, no other ballots shall be sent. No\nballot shall be sent to the applicant, and no voted ballot received from the\napplicant shall be valid, (i) for any election held after the voter has notified\nthe registrar that the voter no longer wishes to be registered or (ii) after the\nregistrar has received notification that the voter has registered to vote in\nanother state.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 603, \u00a7 24.1-228.1:1; 1993, c. 641; 2001, c. 793; 2004, c.\n410; 2006, c. 438; 2010, cc. 449, 645; 2011, cc. 427, 458; 2012, c. 353; 2020,\nc. 289.","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}}