VirginiaAbsentee voting; ballots received, marked, and cast electronically through the Internet.
What it does
Elections; absentee voting; accessibility; ballots received, marked, and cast electronically through the internet. Requires the Department of Elections to make available to all localities a tool to allow a voter with a visual impairment or print disability or a covered voter to receive, mark, and return his absentee ballot electronically through the internet. The bill makes the tool available through the internet in lieu of other currently available assistive technologies.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 13Continued to next session in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)Latest
- Feb 9Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
- Feb 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB493)
- Jan 27House subcommittee offered
- Jan 27Assigned HPE sub: Election AdministrationMinor
- Jan 12Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Jan 12Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104715DIntroduced