2026 SESSION
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VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to amend and reenact § 24.2-701.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; absentee voting in person; available the second Sunday before all elections.
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Approved
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 24.2-701.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 24.2-701.1 . Absentee voting in person.
A. Absentee voting in person shall be available on the forty-fifth day prior to any election and shall continue until 5:00 p.m. on the Saturday immediately preceding the election. In the case of a special election, excluding for federal offices, if time is insufficient between the issuance of the writ calling for the special election and the date of the special election, absentee voting in person shall be available as soon as possible after the issuance of the writ.
Any registered voter offering to vote absentee in person shall provide his name and his residence address in the county or city in which he is offering to vote. After verifying that the voter is a registered voter of that county or city, the general registrar shall enroll the voter's name and address on the absentee voter applicant list maintained pursuant to § 24.2-706 .