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VA HB773

VA HB773
Elections; absentee voting, cure process, delayed effective date.


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Introduced
01/13/2026
In Committee
02/24/2026
Crossed Over
03/04/2026
Passed
04/22/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/22/2026

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
2026 Regular Regular Session

Bill Summary

Elections; absentee voting; cure process. Removes the requirement that absentee ballots be received by the Friday immediately preceding the day of the election for the general registrar to implement the process of curing errors or failures in such absentee ballots. The bill also moves the deadline for curing errors or omissions in absentee ballot applications from noon on the third day after the election to noon on the Monday after the election. This bill has a delayed effective date of September 1, 2026.

AI Summary

This bill, with a delayed effective date of September 1, 2026, modifies the process for handling absentee ballots in Virginia by removing the requirement that absentee ballots must be received by the Friday before an election for election officials to begin the "cure process," which is the procedure for fixing errors or omissions on an absentee ballot or its application so that it can be counted. Additionally, the bill extends the deadline for voters to correct these errors or omissions from noon on the third day after the election to noon on the Monday after the election.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (12)

Last Action

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1069) (on 04/22/2026)

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