{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-json\/24.2-458.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-text\/24.2-458.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-xml\/24.2-458.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-html\/24.2-458.html"}],"law_id":355852,"edition_id":2,"section_id":355852,"structure_id":50918,"section_number":"24.2-458","catch_line":"Methods of applying for military-overseas ballot","history":"2012, c. 353.","full_text":"A\n\nA covered voter who is registered to vote in this state may apply for a military-overseas ballot using either the regular absentee ballot application in use in the voter’s jurisdiction under Chapter 7 (§ 24.2-700 et seq.) or the federal postcard application.\n\nB\n\nA covered voter who is not registered to vote in this state may use a federal postcard application to apply simultaneously to register to vote under § 24.2-457 and for a military-overseas ballot.\n\nC\n\nThe electoral board shall ensure that the system described in subsection C of § 24.2-455 is capable of accepting the submission of both a federal postcard application and any other approved military-overseas ballot application sent to the appropriate election official. The voter may use the system or any other approved method to apply for a military-overseas ballot.\n\nD\n\nA covered voter may use the declaration accompanying a federal write-in absentee ballot as an application for a military-overseas ballot simultaneously with the submission of the federal write-in absentee ballot.\n\nE\n\nTo receive the benefits of this chapter, a covered voter must inform the appropriate election official that the voter is a covered voter. Methods of informing the appropriate election official that a voter is a covered voter include:\n\n1\n\nThe use of a federal postcard application or federal write-in absentee ballot;\n\n2\n\nThe use of an overseas address on an approved voter registration application or ballot application; and\n\n3\n\nThe inclusion on an approved voter registration application or ballot application of other information sufficient to identify the voter as a covered voter.\n\nF\n\nThis chapter does not preclude a covered voter from voting under Chapter 7 (§ 24.2-700 et seq.).\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1325126,"text":"A covered voter who is registered to vote in this state may apply for a military-overseas ballot using either the regular absentee ballot application in use in the voter’s jurisdiction under Chapter 7 (§ 24.2-700 et seq.) or the federal postcard application.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1325127,"text":"A covered voter who is not registered to vote in this state may use a federal postcard application to apply simultaneously to register to vote under § 24.2-457 and for a military-overseas ballot.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":1325128,"text":"The electoral board shall ensure that the system described in subsection C of § 24.2-455 is capable of accepting the submission of both a federal postcard application and any other approved military-overseas ballot application sent to the appropriate election official. 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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 353<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":355849,"section_number":"24.2-455","catch_line":"Role of Commissioner of Elections","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-455\/"},{"id":355851,"section_number":"24.2-457","catch_line":"Methods of registering to vote","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-457\/"},{"id":356026,"section_number":"24.2-700","catch_line":"Persons entitled to vote by absentee ballot","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-700\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1415137,"object_type":"law","relational_id":355852,"identifier":"24.2-458","token":"24.2\/4.1\/24.2-458","url":"\/24.2-458\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-458\/","token":"24.2\/4.1\/24.2-458","dublin_core":{"Title":"Methods of applying for military-overseas ballot","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-458","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A covered voter who is registered to vote in this state<\/span> may apply for a military-overseas ballot using either the regular absentee ballot application in use in the voter’s jurisdiction<\/span> under Chapter 7 (§ 24.2-700<\/a> et seq.) or the federal postcard application<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A covered voter who is not registered to vote in this state<\/span> may use a federal postcard application<\/span> to apply simultaneously to register to vote under § 24.2-457<\/a> and for a military-overseas ballot. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The electoral board<\/span> shall ensure that the system described in subsection C of § 24.2-455<\/a> is capable of accepting the submission of both a federal postcard application<\/span> and any other approved military-overseas ballot application sent to the appropriate election<\/span> official. The voter may use the system or any other approved method to apply for a military-overseas ballot. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> A covered voter may use the declaration accompanying a federal write-in absentee ballot<\/span> as an application for a military-overseas ballot simultaneously with the submission of the federal write-in absentee ballot<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> To receive the benefits of this chapter, a covered voter must inform the appropriate election<\/span> official that the voter is a covered voter. Methods of informing the appropriate election<\/span> official that a voter is a covered voter include: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The use of a federal postcard application<\/span> or federal write-in absentee ballot<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The use of an overseas address on an approved voter registration application or ballot application; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The inclusion on an approved voter registration application or ballot application of other information sufficient to identify the voter as a covered voter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> This chapter does not preclude a covered voter from voting under Chapter 7 (§ 24.2-700<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMETHODS OF APPLYING FOR MILITARY-OVERSEAS BALLOT (\u00a7 24.2-458)\n\nA. A covered voter who is registered to vote in this state may apply for a\nmilitary-overseas ballot using either the regular absentee ballot application in\nuse in the voter’s jurisdiction under Chapter 7 (§ 24.2-700 et seq.)\nor the federal postcard application.\n\nB. A covered voter who is not registered to vote in this state may use a federal\npostcard application to apply simultaneously to register to vote under §\n24.2-457 and for a military-overseas ballot.\n\nC. The electoral board shall ensure that the system described in subsection C of\n§ 24.2-455 is capable of accepting the submission of both a federal\npostcard application and any other approved military-overseas ballot application\nsent to the appropriate election official. The voter may use the system or any\nother approved method to apply for a military-overseas ballot.\n\nD. A covered voter may use the declaration accompanying a federal write-in\nabsentee ballot as an application for a military-overseas ballot simultaneously\nwith the submission of the federal write-in absentee ballot.\n\nE. To receive the benefits of this chapter, a covered voter must inform the\nappropriate election official that the voter is a covered voter. Methods of\ninforming the appropriate election official that a voter is a covered voter\ninclude:\n\n 1. The use of a federal postcard application or federal write-in absentee\n ballot;\n\n 2. The use of an overseas address on an approved voter registration\n application or ballot application; and\n\n 3. The inclusion on an approved voter registration application or ballot\n application of other information sufficient to identify the voter as a covered\n voter.\n\nF. This chapter does not preclude a covered voter from voting under Chapter 7\n(§ 24.2-700 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 2012, c. 353.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}