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I, c. 471.","full_text":"A\n\nAny person registered and otherwise qualified to vote may request at any time prior to 2:00 p.m. on the day preceding the election that he be permitted to vote by emergency absentee ballot with the assistance of his designated representative. The Department shall prescribe a form and the instructions for submitting such a request to the general registrar that shows that the voter requesting an emergency absentee ballot (i) was unable to apply for an absentee ballot by the deadline due to his hospitalization or illness, or the hospitalization, illness, or death of a spouse, child, or parent, or other emergency found to justify receipt of an emergency absentee ballot or (ii) will be unable to vote on election day due to his hospitalization or illness, the hospitalization, illness, or death of a spouse, child, or parent, or other emergency found to justify receipt of an emergency absentee ballot that occurred after the deadline for applying for an absentee ballot.\n\t\t\tThe representative designated by a voter for purposes of this subsection 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.\n\t\t\tThe requesting voter shall sign the form and state, subject to felony penalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, that to the best of his knowledge and belief the facts contained in the form are true and correct. His signature shall be witnessed by the designated representative, who shall sign and return the completed form to the office of the general registrar no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the election. If the requesting voter is blind or physically unable to sign the form, his designated representative shall write on the signature line that the voter is blind or unable to sign his form.\n\t\t\tOn receipt of the completed form and a determination of the qualification of the requesting voter to vote, the general registrar shall provide, in accordance with the applicable provisions of this chapter, an absentee ballot to the designated representative for delivery to the requesting voter.\n\t\t\tThe requesting voter shall vote the absentee ballot as provided by law and mark it in the presence of the designated representative. The designated representative shall complete a statement, subject to felony penalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, that (i) he is the designated representative of the requesting voter; (ii) he personally delivered the ballot to the voter who applied for it; (iii) in his presence, the voter marked the ballot, the ballot was placed in the envelope provided, the envelope was sealed, and the statement on its reverse side was signed by the requesting voter; and (iv) the ballot was returned, under seal, to the general registrar at the registrar’s office.\n\t\t\tThe ballot shall be counted only if the ballot is received by the general registrar prior to the close of polls, and the general registrar shall deliver the ballot to the officers of election at each appropriate precinct pursuant to § 24.2-710.B\n\nA qualified voter may vote absentee in person in the office of the general registrar through 2:00 p.m. on the day immediately preceding the election by complying with the requirements of \u00a7 24.2-643 and affirming that one of the following emergency circumstances will prevent him from voting on election day:1\n\nAfter 12:00 p.m. on the Saturday before the election, an obligation arose that requires the voter be absent from his county or city on election day for (i) his business, profession, or occupation; (ii) the hospitalization of the voter or a member of his immediate family; or (iii) the death of a member of his immediate family. For purposes of this subdivision, “immediate family” means the child, grandchild, parent, grandparent, legal guardian, sibling, or spouse of the voter.2\n\nThe voter is an officer of election who was assigned after 12:00 p.m. on the Saturday before the election to work in a precinct other than his own on election day.C\n\nThe Commissioner of Elections may act administratively to facilitate absentee voting by qualified voters who are emergency workers or utility workers or who otherwise respond to and offer assistance to an area in which a state of emergency has been declared by an appropriate authority. These administrative actions may include central issuance and acceptance of absentee ballots for federal and state elections using the systems and procedures developed for voters who are members of a uniformed service.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":224336,"text":"Any person registered and otherwise qualified to vote may request at any time prior to 2:00 p.m. on the day preceding the election that he be permitted to vote by emergency absentee ballot with the assistance of his designated representative. The Department shall prescribe a form and the instructions for submitting such a request to the general registrar that shows that the voter requesting an emergency absentee ballot (i) was unable to apply for an absentee ballot by the deadline due to his hospitalization or illness, or the hospitalization, illness, or death of a spouse, child, or parent, or other emergency found to justify receipt of an emergency absentee ballot or (ii) will be unable to vote on election day due to his hospitalization or illness, the hospitalization, illness, or death of a spouse, child, or parent, or other emergency found to justify receipt of an emergency absentee ballot that occurred after the deadline for applying for an absentee ballot.\n\t\t\tThe representative designated by a voter for purposes of this subsection 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.\n\t\t\tThe requesting voter shall sign the form and state, subject to felony penalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, that to the best of his knowledge and belief the facts contained in the form are true and correct. His signature shall be witnessed by the designated representative, who shall sign and return the completed form to the office of the general registrar no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the election. If the requesting voter is blind or physically unable to sign the form, his designated representative shall write on the signature line that the voter is blind or unable to sign his form.\n\t\t\tOn receipt of the completed form and a determination of the qualification of the requesting voter to vote, the general registrar shall provide, in accordance with the applicable provisions of this chapter, an absentee ballot to the designated representative for delivery to the requesting voter.\n\t\t\tThe requesting voter shall vote the absentee ballot as provided by law and mark it in the presence of the designated representative. The designated representative shall complete a statement, subject to felony penalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, that (i) he is the designated representative of the requesting voter; (ii) he personally delivered the ballot to the voter who applied for it; (iii) in his presence, the voter marked the ballot, the ballot was placed in the envelope provided, the envelope was sealed, and the statement on its reverse side was signed by the requesting voter; and (iv) the ballot was returned, under seal, to the general registrar at the registrar’s office.\n\t\t\tThe ballot shall be counted only if the ballot is received by the general registrar prior to the close of polls, and the general registrar shall deliver the ballot to the officers of election at each appropriate precinct pursuant to § 24.2-710.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":224337,"text":"A qualified voter may vote absentee in person in the office of the general registrar through 2:00 p.m. on the day immediately preceding the election by complying with the requirements of \u00a7 24.2-643 and affirming that one of the following emergency circumstances will prevent him from voting on election day:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":224338,"text":"After 12:00 p.m. on the Saturday before the election, an obligation arose that requires the voter be absent from his county or city on election day for (i) his business, profession, or occupation; (ii) the hospitalization of the voter or a member of his immediate family; or (iii) the death of a member of his immediate family. For purposes of this subdivision, “immediate family” means the child, grandchild, parent, grandparent, legal guardian, sibling, or spouse of the voter.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":224339,"text":"The voter is an officer of election who was assigned after 12:00 p.m. on the Saturday before the election to work in a precinct other than his own on election day.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"C"},"4":{"id":224340,"text":"The Commissioner of Elections may act administratively to facilitate absentee voting by qualified voters who are emergency workers or utility workers or who otherwise respond to and offer assistance to an area in which a state of emergency has been declared by an appropriate authority. 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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 192 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 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 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 1990, chapter 200; in 1993, chapters 420 and 641; in 1996, chapter 224<\/a>; in 1997, chapters 523<\/a> and 539<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 590<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 622<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 297<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 880<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 644<\/a> and 645<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 289<\/a>, 1157<\/a>, and 1163<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63927,"section_number":"24.2-710","catch_line":"Absentee voter applicant lists","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-710\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86258,"section_number":"24.2-1016","catch_line":"False statements; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-1016\/"},{"id":59861,"section_number":"24.2-643","catch_line":"Qualified voter permitted to vote; procedures at polling place; voter identification","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-643\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188901,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61415,"identifier":"24.2-705","token":"24.2\/7\/24.2-705","url":"\/24.2-705\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-705\/","token":"24.2\/7\/24.2-705","dublin_core":{"Title":"Emergency applications and absentee ballots for individual emergencies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-705","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person registered and otherwise qualified to vote may request at any time prior to 2:00 p.m. on the day preceding the election<\/span> that he be permitted to vote by emergency absentee ballot with the assistance of his designated representative. The Department<\/span> shall prescribe a form and the instructions for submitting such a request to the general registrar<\/span> that shows that the voter requesting an emergency absentee ballot (i) was unable to apply for an absentee ballot by the deadline due to his hospitalization or illness, or the hospitalization, illness, or death of a spouse, child, or parent, or other emergency found to justify receipt of an emergency absentee ballot or (ii) will be unable to vote on election<\/span> day due to his hospitalization or illness, the hospitalization, illness, or death of a spouse, child, or parent, or other emergency found to justify receipt of an emergency absentee ballot that occurred after the deadline for applying for an absentee ballot.\n\t\t\tThe representative designated by a voter for purposes of this subsection 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>.\n\t\t\tThe requesting voter shall sign the form and state, subject to felony<\/span> penalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016<\/a>, that to the best of his knowledge and belief the facts<\/span> contained in the form are true and correct. His signature shall be witnessed by the designated representative, who shall sign and return the completed form to the office of the general registrar<\/span> no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the election<\/span>. If the requesting voter is blind or physically unable to sign the form, his designated representative shall write on the signature line that the voter is blind or unable to sign his form.\n\t\t\tOn receipt of the completed form and a determination of the qualification of the requesting voter to vote, the general registrar<\/span> shall provide, in accordance with the applicable provisions of this chapter, an absentee ballot to the designated representative for delivery to the requesting voter.\n\t\t\tThe requesting voter shall vote the absentee ballot as provided by law<\/span> and mark it in the presence of the designated representative. The designated representative shall complete a statement, subject to felony<\/span> penalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016<\/a>, that (i) he is the designated representative of the requesting voter; (ii) he personally delivered the ballot to the voter who applied for it; (iii) in his presence, the voter marked the ballot, the ballot was placed in the envelope provided, the envelope was sealed<\/span>, and the statement on its reverse<\/span> side was signed by the requesting voter; and (iv) the ballot was returned, under seal, to the general registrar<\/span> at the registrar’s office.\n\t\t\tThe ballot shall be counted only if the ballot is received by the general registrar<\/span> prior to the close of polls, and the general registrar<\/span> shall deliver the ballot to the officers of election<\/span> at each appropriate precinct<\/span> pursuant to § 24.2-710<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A qualified voter<\/span> may vote absentee in person in the office of the general registrar<\/span> through 2:00 p.m. on the day immediately preceding the election<\/span> by complying with the requirements of \u00a7 24.2-643<\/a> and affirming that one of the following emergency circumstances will prevent him from voting on election<\/span> day: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> After 12:00 p.m. on the Saturday before the election<\/span>, an obligation arose that requires the voter be absent from his county or city on election<\/span> day for (i) his business, profession, or occupation; (ii) the hospitalization of the voter or a member of his immediate family<\/span>; or (iii) the death of a member of his immediate family<\/span>. For purposes of this subdivision, “immediate family<\/span>” means the child, grandchild, parent, grandparent, legal guardian, sibling, or spouse of the voter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The voter is an officer of election<\/span> who was assigned after 12:00 p.m. on the Saturday before the election to work in a precinct<\/span> other than his own on election day. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commissioner of Elections<\/span> may act administratively to facilitate absentee voting by qualified voters<\/span> who are emergency workers or utility workers or who otherwise respond to and offer assistance to an area in which a state of emergency has been declared by an appropriate authority. These administrative actions may include central issuance and acceptance of absentee ballots for federal and state elections<\/span> using the systems and procedures developed for voters who are members of a uniformed service. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEMERGENCY APPLICATIONS AND ABSENTEE BALLOTS FOR INDIVIDUAL EMERGENCIES (\u00a7\n24.2-705)\n\nA. Any person registered and otherwise qualified to vote may request at any time\nprior to 2:00 p.m. on the day preceding the election that he be permitted to\nvote by emergency absentee ballot with the assistance of his designated\nrepresentative. The Department shall prescribe a form and the instructions for\nsubmitting such a request to the general registrar that shows that the voter\nrequesting an emergency absentee ballot (i) was unable to apply for an absentee\nballot by the deadline due to his hospitalization or illness, or the\nhospitalization, illness, or death of a spouse, child, or parent, or other\nemergency found to justify receipt of an emergency absentee ballot or (ii) will\nbe unable to vote on election day due to his hospitalization or illness, the\nhospitalization, illness, or death of a spouse, child, or parent, or other\nemergency found to justify receipt of an emergency absentee ballot that occurred\nafter the deadline for applying for an absentee ballot.\n\t\t\tThe representative designated by a voter for purposes of this subsection\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.\n\t\t\tThe requesting voter shall sign the form and state, subject to felony\npenalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, that to the\nbest of his knowledge and belief the facts contained in the form are true and\ncorrect. His signature shall be witnessed by the designated representative, who\nshall sign and return the completed form to the office of the general registrar\nno later than 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the election. If the requesting\nvoter is blind or physically unable to sign the form, his designated\nrepresentative shall write on the signature line that the voter is blind or\nunable to sign his form.\n\t\t\tOn receipt of the completed form and a determination of the qualification of\nthe requesting voter to vote, the general registrar shall provide, in accordance\nwith the applicable provisions of this chapter, an absentee ballot to the\ndesignated representative for delivery to the requesting voter.\n\t\t\tThe requesting voter shall vote the absentee ballot as provided by law and\nmark it in the presence of the designated representative. The designated\nrepresentative shall complete a statement, subject to felony penalties for\nmaking false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, that (i) he is the\ndesignated representative of the requesting voter; (ii) he personally delivered\nthe ballot to the voter who applied for it; (iii) in his presence, the voter\nmarked the ballot, the ballot was placed in the envelope provided, the envelope\nwas sealed, and the statement on its reverse side was signed by the requesting\nvoter; and (iv) the ballot was returned, under seal, to the general registrar at\nthe registrar’s office.\n\t\t\tThe ballot shall be counted only if the ballot is received by the general\nregistrar prior to the close of polls, and the general registrar shall deliver\nthe ballot to the officers of election at each appropriate precinct pursuant to\n§ 24.2-710.\n\nB. A qualified voter may vote absentee in person in the office of the general\nregistrar through 2:00 p.m. on the day immediately preceding the election by\ncomplying with the requirements of \u00a7 24.2-643 and affirming that one of the\nfollowing emergency circumstances will prevent him from voting on election day:\n\n 1. After 12:00 p.m. on the Saturday before the election, an obligation arose\n that requires the voter be absent from his county or city on election day for\n (i) his business, profession, or occupation; (ii) the hospitalization of the\n voter or a member of his immediate family; or (iii) the death of a member of\n his immediate family. For purposes of this subdivision, “immediate\n family” means the child, grandchild, parent, grandparent, legal\n guardian, sibling, or spouse of the voter.\n\n 2. The voter is an officer of election who was assigned after 12:00 p.m. on\n the Saturday before the election to work in a precinct other than his own on\n election day.\n\nC. The Commissioner of Elections may act administratively to facilitate absentee\nvoting by qualified voters who are emergency workers or utility workers or who\notherwise respond to and offer assistance to an area in which a state of\nemergency has been declared by an appropriate authority. These administrative\nactions may include central issuance and acceptance of absentee ballots for\nfederal and state elections using the systems and procedures developed for\nvoters who are members of a uniformed service.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 192, \u00a7 24.1-229.1; 1990, c. 200; 1993, cc. 420, 641; 1996, c.\n224; 1997, cc. 523, 539; 1999, c. 590; 2001, c. 622; 2006, c. 297; 2008, c. 880;\n2015, cc. 644, 645; 2020, cc. 289, 1157, 1163; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 471.","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}}