§ 24.2-419 Extended time for certain persons to register by mail
The registration application of the following persons may accompany an application for an absentee ballot and shall be on a form prescribed by the State Board, on a federal postcard application, or on a federal write-in absentee ballot:
1. Any member of a uniformed service, as defined in § 24.2-452, who is on active duty;
2. Any spouse or dependent residing with a person listed in subdivision 1; and
3. Any person temporarily residing outside the United States. The registration application from a person listed in subdivisions 1 and 2 may be accepted notwithstanding the provisions of § 24.2-416 if they are eligible to be registered and if, by reason of active duty, they are normally absent from the city or county in which they reside.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. The oldest record of it is its appearance in the Code of Virginia of 1950, as § 24-68. It has been modified 17 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 341; in 1958, chapter 576; in 1960, chapter 288; in 1962, chapter 536; in 1970, chapter 462; in 1971, chapter 205 of the Extra Session; in 1972, chapter 620; in 1974, chapter 428; in 1977, chapter 490; in 1980, chapter 639; in 1989, chapter 138; in 1992, chapter 433; in 1993, chapter 641; in 1995, chapter 296; in 2002, chapters 785 and 819; in 2004, chapter 410; in 2012, chapter 353.
Code 1950, § 24-68; 1952, c. 341; 1958, c. 576; 1960, c. 288; 1962, c. 536; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-48; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 205; 1972, c. 620; 1974, c. 428; 1977, c. 490; 1980, c. 639; 1989, c. 138; 1992, c. 433; 1993, c. 641; 1995, c. 296; 2002, cc. 785, 819; 2004, c. 410; 2012, c. 353.