§ 24.2-459 Timeliness and scope of application for military-overseas ballot
Statute
An application for a military-overseas ballot is timely if received by the seventh day before the election or the last day for other voters in this state to apply for an absentee ballot for that election. An application for a military-overseas ballot for a primary election, whether or not timely, is effective as an application for a military-overseas ballot for the general election.
2012, c. 353.
- Cross-References:
- Early & Absentee Voting
- Military/ overseas voting
- Return Requirements
- Uniformed Military and Overseas Voters Act
1. Definition for General election
An election held in the Commonwealth on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November or on the first Tuesday in May for the purpose of filling offices regularly scheduled by law to be filled at those times.
See § 24.2-101.
2. Definition for Primary election
An election held for the purpose of selecting a candidate to be the nominee of a political party for election to office.
See § 24.2-101.
3. Definition for Military-overseas ballot
a. A federal write-in absentee ballot;
b. A ballot specifically prepared or distributed for use by a covered voter in accordance with this title; or
c. A ballot cast by a covered voter in accordance with this title.
See § 24.2-452.
4. Definition for State
A state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
See § 24.2-452.
5. Definition for Primary
An election held for the purpose of selecting a candidate to be the nominee of a political party for election to office.
See § 24.2-101.
6. Definition for Election
A general, primary, or special election.
See § 24.2-101.