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2011 SESSION
11102206DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 24.2-705.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 24.2-705.1. Late applications and in-person absentee voting for business and medical emergencies.
Any person registered and otherwise qualified to vote who
becomes obligated after 12:00 noon 6:00 p.m. on the Saturday Thursday
before an election to be absent from his county or city on election day for a
purpose pertaining to (i) his business, profession, or occupation, (ii) the
hospitalization of the applicant or a member of his immediate family, or (iii)
the death of a member of his immediate family, may apply for an absentee ballot
and vote absentee in person pursuant to this section and subject to the
following conditions:
1. The applicant applies in person for an absentee ballot on no
later than the Monday
immediately preceding the election, before 2:00 p.m., at the principal office
of the registrar; and
2. The applicant signs a statement, which shall be deemed part
of his absentee ballot application and subject to felony penalties for making
false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, that he is required to leave the
county or city before the opening of the polls on election day for a purpose
pertaining to (i) his business, profession or occupation, (ii) the
hospitalization of the applicant or a member of his immediate family, or (iii)
the death of a member of his immediate family, and that he did not have notice
or knowledge of such required travel prior to 12:00
noon 6:00 p.m.
on the immediately preceding Saturday Thursday. "Immediate
family" means the children including adopted children, grandchildren,
grandparents, parents, legal guardian, siblings, whether of the whole or half
blood, and spouse of the applicant.
"Hospitalization" refers to confinement in a hospital as defined in § 32.1-123 or 37.2-100 and any comparable hospital in the District of Columbia or any state contiguous to Virginia.