Virginia § 24.2-653.1 - Voters who did not receive absentee ballots; provisional ballots
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 24.2-653.1 — Voters who did not receive absentee ballots; provisional ballots, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 24.2-653.1. Voters who did not receive absentee ballots; provisional ballots
Any person who offers to vote pursuant to § 24.2-643 at his proper polling place or at a central absentee voter precinct established by the governing body of the county or city where he is registered to vote, but whose name is shown on the pollbook as having applied for an absentee ballot, shall be entitled to cast a provisional ballot if, for any reason, he did not receive or has lost the absentee ballot or has chosen to not vote absentee. In such case, he shall be required to present to the officer of election a statement signed by him that he did not receive the ballot, has lost the ballot, or has not cast the ballot, subject to felony penalties for making false statements as pursuant to § 24.2-1016, before being given a printed ballot and permitted to vote the provisional ballot. The electoral board shall process the ballot in accordance with the provisions of § 24.2-653.01 and the instructions of the State Board.
2006, c. 283; 2010, c. 348; 2014, cc. 540, 576; 2020, c. 735; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 471.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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