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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>84793</law_id><section_number>24.2-700.1</section_number><catch_line>Persons entitled to vote by absentee ballot; persons confined awaiting trial or for conviction of a misdemeanor</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="24.2">Elections</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="7">Absentee Voting</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any <span class="dictionary">registered voter</span> who is confined while awaiting <span class="dictionary">trial</span> or for having been convicted of a <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span> may vote by absentee ballot. Subject to penalties for interference with voting pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Interference with voting" href="/24.2-1005.2/">24.2-1005.2</a>, the institution or facility in which such voter is confined shall:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Provide such voter with the means and opportunity to complete and submit a timely application for an absentee ballot in accordance with &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Application for absentee ballot" href="/24.2-701/">24.2-701</a>. <a id="paragraph-303809" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-700.1/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Provide such voter with the means and opportunity to mark his absentee ballot in accordance with the provisions of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="How ballots marked and returned" href="/24.2-707/">24.2-707</a>. <a id="paragraph-303810" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-700.1/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Ensure such voter&#x2019;s marked absentee ballot is returned in accordance with the provisions of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Ballot to be returned in manner prescribed by law" href="/24.2-709/">24.2-709</a>. <a id="paragraph-303811" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-700.1/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2024, c. 553.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
