SB 949 - Allowing Absentee Voting For Any Reason - Virginia Key Vote

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Title: Allowing Absentee Voting For Any Reason

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes registered voters to vote absentee in person without providing a reason for doing so.

Highlights:

  • Authorizes any registered voter to vote absentee in person without having to provide any specified reason while retaining the existing list of specific reasons that a voter may cast an absentee ballot, but only applying it to those who cast their absentee ballot by mail (Sec. 1).
  • Requires absentee voters that will vote in person to provide the following information on the application (Sec. 1):
    • Printed name;
    • Last 4 digits of Social Security number;
    • A statement that they are registered in the county or city in which they are voting; and
    • Their residence address in that county or city.

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