OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION 1/27/2026
HOUSE BILL NO. 493
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the House Committee on Privileges and Elections
on ________________)
(Patron Prior to Substitute—Delegate Hope)
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-103.2 , 24.2-704 , and 24.2-706 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; absentee voting; accessibility; ballots received, marked, and returned electronically through the internet.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 24.2-103.2 , 24.2-704 , and 24.2-706 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 24.2-103.2 . Duties of the Department of Elections related to accessible absentee voting.