HB 2115 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

Absentee voting; definition of postmark, legibility requirement.

Summary
Absentee voting; definition of postmark; legibility requirement. Requires an absentee ballot returned to the generalregistrar after the closing of the polls on election day to be legiblypostmarked on or before the date of the election in order to be counted.Current law does not specify that the postmark must be legible. Thebill defines postmark, for purposes of absentee ballots returnedafter the closing of the polls on election day, to mean (i) an officialUnited States Postal Service imprint indicating the date of mailingor any other official indicia of the United States Postal Serviceused to identify the date of mailing or (ii) the mailing confirmationdata of a commercial delivery service.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2021 Last action Feb 5, 2021
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Committee
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Jan 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2021
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101219D
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors

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