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Timestamp: 2017-06-28 19:10:55
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 24', '§ 24', '§ 18', '§ 65', '§ 27', '§ 18', '§ 32', '§ 24', '§ 24', '§ 24', '§ 24', 'arty\n11']

eBenchBook | Virginia | § 24.2-700 Persons entitled to vote by absentee ballot
§ 24.2-700 Persons entitled to vote by absentee ballot
Overview of Statute This section lists eleven categories of persons who qualify to vote by absentee ballot.
3. Any student attending a school or institution of learning, or his spouse, who will be absent on the day of election from the county or city in which he is entitled to vote;
10. Any person who is a law-enforcement officer, as defined in § 18.2-51.1; firefighter, as defined in § 65.2-102; volunteer firefighter, as defined in § 27-42; search and rescue personnel, as defined in § 18.2-51.1; or emergency medical services personnel, as defined in § 32.1-111.1; or
11. Any person who has been designated by a political party, independent candidate, or candidate in a primary election to be a representative of the party or candidate inside a polling place on the day of the election pursuant to subsection C of § 24.2-604 and § 24.2-639.
Code 1950, § 24-319; 1952, c. 488; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-227; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 119; 1972, c. 620; 1974, c. 428; 1975, c. 515; 1976, c. 616; 1981, c. 425; 1983, c. 461; 1988, c. 6; 1989, c. 320; 1993, cc. 414, 641; 1995, c. 157; 1998, c. 254; 2000, c. 378; 2001, c. 631; 2002, cc. 785, 819; 2008, cc. 425, 880; 2009, cc. 405, 873; 2010, c. 244; 2012, c. 353.
Eligibility to Vote AbsenteeEarly & Absentee Voting Annotation: 03/10/2016 11:32 pm
One author has compared Virginia’s excused based absentee regime to the Sunday Blue Laws. James Alcorn, Recent Developments in Absentee Voting, 12 Rich. J.L. & Pub. Int. 283 (2009).
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7. Definition for Uniformed service
9. Definition for Person with a disability
10. Definition for Party
11. Definition for Board
12. Definition for State
14. Definition for Primary
16. Definition for Resident
18. Definition for Dependent
1 VAC 20-20-70. Duty to Request Assistance and to Notify Voters of Denial of Applications for Voter Registration or Absentee Ballots. Advisory Opinions
To Mr. Robin R. Lind, Secretary, Goochland County Electoral Board, Va. Att’y Gen. Op. 10-104 (10/26/10). Additional Resources
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