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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>56138</law_id><section_number>24.2-703.1</section_number><catch_line>Permanent absentee voter list</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>24.2-701</reference></referred_to_by><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 id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">registered voter</span> shall be eligible to file a special application to receive absentee ballots for all <span class="dictionary">elections</span> in which he is eligible to vote. Such application shall be on a form approved by the <span class="dictionary">State Board</span>. The absentee ballots sent to a voter on the permanent absentee voter list shall be sent to the address in the voter&#x2019;s registration record, except as provided in subdivision C 1. <a id="paragraph-205741" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-703.1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> In accordance with procedures established by the <span class="dictionary">State Board</span>, the <span class="dictionary">general registrar</span> shall retain the application, enroll the applicant on a permanent absentee voter list, and process the applicant&#x2019;s request for an absentee ballot for each succeeding <span class="dictionary">election</span>. The applicant shall specify by <span class="dictionary">party</span> designation the <span class="dictionary">primary</span> ballots he is requesting. <a id="paragraph-205742" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-703.1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The <span class="dictionary">State Board</span> shall prescribe the process by which a voter on the permanent absentee voter list may: <a id="paragraph-205743" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-703.1/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Request that his absentee ballot for (i) a single election or (ii) a <span class="dictionary">primary election</span> and the following <span class="dictionary">general election</span> be sent to an address other than the address on his voter registration record. <a id="paragraph-205744" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-703.1/#C1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Request a primary ballot for a <span class="dictionary">political party</span> other than the one he specified on his application for permanent absentee voter status for a single <span class="dictionary">primary election</span>. <a id="paragraph-205745" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-703.1/#C2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Change his <span class="dictionary">political party</span> selection for all succeeding <span class="dictionary">primary elections</span>. <a id="paragraph-205746" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-703.1/#C3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> A voter shall be removed from the permanent absentee voter list if (i) the voter requests in writing to be removed from the list, (ii) the voter&#x2019;s registration is canceled pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Cancellation of registration by voter or for persons known to be deceased or disqualified to vote" href="/24.2-427/">24.2-427</a>, (iii) the voter&#x2019;s registration is placed on inactive status pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Regular periodic review of registration records; notice to voters identified as having moved; placement on inactive status for failure to respond to notice" href="/24.2-428/">24.2-428</a> or <a class="law" title="Other procedures for assigning registered voters to inactive status" href="/24.2-428.1/">24.2-428.1</a>, or (iv) the voter moves to a different address not in the same county or city of his registration. <a id="paragraph-205747" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-703.1/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2001, cc. 789, 850; 2008, c. 880; 2019, cc. 668, 669; 2020, cc. 1156, 1201.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
