HB 185

            
2020 SESSION

20100412D

HOUSE BILL NO. 185


Offered January 8, 2020


Prefiled December 26, 2019

A BILL to amend and reenact � 24.2-416.1 of the Code of 
 Virginia, relating to voter registration by mail; certain first-time voters 
 permitted to vote by absentee ballot.
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Patrons-- Simon and Lopez

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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
 
 
1. That � 24.2-416.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and 
 reenacted as follows:
 
 
� 24.2-416.1. Voter registration by mail.
 
 
A. A person may apply to register to vote by mail by 
 completing and returning a mail voter registration application form in the 
 manner and time provided by law.
 
 
B. Any person, who applies to register to vote by mail 
 pursuant to this article and who has not previously voted in the county or city 
 in which he registers to vote, shall be required to vote in person, either at 
 the polls on election day or in-person absentee. However, this requirement to 
 vote in person shall not apply to a person so long as he (i) is entitled to 
 vote by absentee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee 
 Voting Act (52 U.S.C. � 20302 et seq.); (ii) is 
 entitled to vote by absentee ballot pursuant to subdivision A 5 of � 
 24.2-700; (iii) is provided the right to vote otherwise 
 than in person under � 3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Voting Accessibility for the 
 Elderly and Handicapped Act (52 U.S.C. � 20102(b)(2)(B)(ii)), including any 
 disabled voter and any voter age 65 or older who is otherwise qualified to vote 
 absentee under � 24.2-700; (iii) (iv) is entitled to vote 
 otherwise than in person under other federal law; (iv) (v) is a full-time student in 
 an institution of higher education; or (v) (vi) requests to vote an 
 absentee ballot by mail for presidential and vice-presidential elections only, 
 for any reason, as entitled by federal law.