HB 2115

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 12, 2021
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Absentee voting; definition of postmark, legibility requirement.

Abstract

Absentee voting; definition of postmark; legibility requirement. Requires an absentee ballot returned to the generalregistrar after the closing of the polls on election day to be legiblypostmarked on or before the date of the election in order to be counted.Current law does not specify that the postmark must be legible. Thebill defines postmark, for purposes of absentee ballots returnedafter the closing of the polls on election day, to mean (i) an officialUnited States Postal Service imprint indicating the date of mailingor any other official indicia of the United States Postal Serviceused to identify the date of mailing or (ii) the mailing confirmationdata of a commercial delivery service.

Bill Sponsors (15)

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Feb 05, 2021

House

Left in Privileges and Elections

Jan 19, 2021

House

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 2-N)

Jan 18, 2021

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB2115)

Jan 15, 2021

House

Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration

Jan 12, 2021

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101219D

House

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101219D HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB2115F122.PDF PDF

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