Virginia SB 1567: Absentee ballots; eligibility of persons age 65 or older.

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17103156D

SENATE BILL NO. 1567 

Offered January 20, 2017 

A BILL to amend and reenact �� 24.2-700 and 24.2-701 of the 
 Code of Virginia, relating to absentee voting; eligibility of persons age 65 or 
 older; photo identification requirement for certain absentee voters. 
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Patron-- Peake 

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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That �� 24.2-700 and 24.2-701 of the Code of Virginia are 
 amended and reenacted as follows:

� 24.2-700. Persons entitled to vote by absentee ballot.

The following registered voters may vote by absentee ballot in 
 accordance with the provisions of this chapter in any election in which they 
 are qualified to vote:

1. Any person who, in the regular and orderly course of his 
 business, profession, or occupation or while on personal business or vacation, 
 will be absent from the county or city in which he is entitled to vote;

2. Any person who is (i) a member of a uniformed service, as 
 defined in � 24.2-452, on active duty, (ii) temporarily residing outside of the 
 United States, or (iii) the spouse or dependent residing with any person listed 
 in clause (i) or (ii), and who will be absent on the day of the election from 
 the county or city in which he is entitled to vote;

3. Any student attending a school or institution of learning, 
 or his spouse, who will be absent on the day of election from the county or 
 city in which he is entitled to vote;

4. Any duly registered person with a disability, as defined in 
 � 24.2-101, who is unable to go in person to the polls on the day of election 
 because of his disability, illness, or pregnancy;

5. Any person who is confined while awaiting trial or for 
 having been convicted of a misdemeanor, provided that the trial or release date 
 is scheduled on or after the third day preceding the election. Any person who 
 is awaiting trial and is a resident of the county or city where he is confined 
 shall, on his request, be taken to the polls to vote on election day if his 
 trial date is postponed and he did not have an opportunity to vote absentee;

6. Any person who is a member of an electoral board, 
 registrar, officer of election, or custodian of voting equipment;

7. Any duly registered person who is unable to go in person to 
 the polls on the day of the election because he is primarily and personally 
 responsible for the care of an ill or disabled family member who is confined at 
 home;

8. Any duly registered person who is unable to go in person to 
 the polls on the day of the election because of an obligation occasioned by his 
 religion;

9. Any person who, in the regular and orderly course of his 
 business, profession, or occupation, will be at his