Virginia House Bill 2209 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-05 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Absentee voting; signature match; provisional ballot status. Requires the signature on the voter affirmation statement on an absentee ballot return envelope to match the signature of the voter on the application for the absentee ballot or the signature of the voter on file in his registration record. The general registrars are required to review the affirmation statement upon receipt of an absentee ballot returned by mail and to compare the signatures. An absentee ballot that is missing the signature or has a signature that does not match shall be handled as a provisional ballot. The voter is entitled to submit a cure affidavit, affirming that the ballot was submitted by him, is his ballot, and that he is registered and qualified to vote in such election, and a copy of a form of identification containing his name, signature, and photograph, until noon on the third day following the election. If, at the electoral board meeting for determining the validity of provisional votes, a majority of the board finds that the signature on the cure affidavit matches the signature on the absentee ballot, the vote shall be counted. Notice to the voter is required by email, text message, or telephone call, and if the absentee ballot is received on or before the seventh day preceding the election, by first-class mail as well.

Absentee voting; signature match, provisional ballot status.

Del. Todd Gilbert [R]	Del. Mark Cole [R]	Del. Hyland Fowler [R]	Del. Tony Wilt [R]
Del. Scott Wyatt [R]

2021-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 2-N) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 2-N) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-05	House	Left in Privileges and Elections
2021-01-19	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 2-N)
2021-01-15	House	Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration
2021-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2021-01-13	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101701D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	653.01	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	709.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	709.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB2209
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB2209+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB2209F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H1801V0007+HB2209
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H1801V0015+HB2209