Requiring absentee ballots to be received by the time polls close on election day.

HB 2083 sets specific deadlines for when absentee ballot applications must be received by election officials, not for when completed ballots must be returned. It requires most voters to submit applications by the sixth day before an election, while qualified first responders must submit by 5:00 p.m. the day before. This affects all West Virginia voters seeking absentee ballots by mail or electronic means, ensuring officials have sufficient time to verify eligibility and mail ballots. The bill updates existing application timing rules without changing the current requirement that completed ballots must be received by polls closing on election day.