                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

FEDERAL WRITE-IN ABSENTEE BALLOTS (§ 24.2-702.1)

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a covered voter, as
defined in &#xA7; 24.2-452, may use a federal write-in absentee ballot in any
election. Such ballot shall be submitted and processed in the manner provided by
the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. &#xA7; 20301
et seq.) and this article.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a federal write-in
absentee ballot submitted pursuant to subsection A shall be considered valid for
purposes of simultaneously satisfying both an absentee ballot application and a
completed absentee ballot, provided that the ballot is received no later than
the deadline for the return of absentee ballots as provided in &#xA7; 24.2-709
for the election in which the voter offers to vote, and the application contains
the following information: (i) the voter&#8217;s signature; however, if the
voter is unable to sign, the person assisting the voter will note this fact in
the voter signature box; (ii) the voter&#8217;s printed name; (iii) the
voter&#8217;s birth year; (iv) the last four digits of the voter&#8217;s social
security number; (v) the county or city in which the voter is registered and
offers to vote; (vi) the residence address at which the voter is registered to
vote; and (vii) the voter&#8217;s current military or overseas address. For
purposes of this section, the unique identifier assigned to the voter in the
voter registration system pursuant to subdivision A 1 of &#xA7; 24.2-404 shall
be accepted in place of the last four digits of the voter&#8217;s social
security number for those voters whose registration includes a statement of
affirmation that they have never been issued a social security number.

C. This section shall not be construed to require that an absentee ballot be
sent to the absentee voter on receipt of a federal write-in absentee ballot
unless the voter has also submitted an absentee ballot application pursuant to
&#xA7; 24.2-701.

HISTORY: 1993, c. 813, § 24.1-228.2:1; 1993, c. 641; 2002, cc. 785, 819; 2009,
cc. 230, 310; 2010, cc. 449, 645; 2011, cc. 427, 458; 2012, c. 353; 2015, c.
313; 2019, cc. 668, 669; 2020, cc. 1149, 1151, 1201; 2023, c. 785.