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2002 SESSION
021178932Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 24.2-703.2 as follows:
§ 24.2-703.2. Replacement absentee ballots for certain disabled or ill voters; penalty.
A voter seeking to cast an absentee ballot may obtain a replacement absentee
ballot subject to the following conditions: (i) the voter applied for an absentee
ballot under subdivision 4 of § 24.2-700 because of a physical disability or
physical illness; (ii) the application was approved and an absentee ballot
mailed to the voter; and (iii) the voter did not receive or has lost the
absentee ballot on or before the Saturday before the election. In such case,
the voter may request a replacement absentee ballot [ by the close of business
for the local elections office on the Saturday before election day ] and
designate, in writing, a representative to obtain a replacement absentee ballot on his behalf from
the electoral board or general registrar and to return the [ properly
completed ] ballot [ to the electoral board or general registrar as directed by
the electoral board or general registrar no later than the close of polls on the day
of election for which the absentee ballot is valid ] . [The
representative shall be age eighteen or older and shall not be an elected official, a candidate for
elected office, or the deputy, spouse, parent, or child of an elected official or
candidate. ] The voter and representative shall complete the form
prescribed by the State Board to implement the provisions of this section. The
form shall include a statement signed by the voter that he did not receive the
ballot or has lost the ballot. Statements on the form shall be subject to
felony penalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016.
2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.