Absentee & provisional ballots; process & timing for rejected applications, rejected prov. ballots.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-653.01, 24.2-706, 24.2-709.1, and 24.2-711.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; absentee and provisional ballots; process and timing for rejected absentee ballot applications, returned absentee ballots, and rejected provisional ballots.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Elections; absentee and provisional ballots; process and timing for rejected absentee ballot applications, returned absentee ballots, and rejected provisional ballots. Requires the general registrar to promptly notify a voter by telephone or email of an error or omission on the provisional ballot form and to provide information to the voter on how to correct the issue so his ballot may be counted if, prior to the determination of the validity of provisional ballots by the electora
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 1018 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Saddam Azlan SalimMarcia S. "Cia" Price
Recorded votes
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 64, N 34, X 2
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 21, N 19
Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 64, N 35
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 14, X 1, N 7
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-02 · P · Y 21, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 40
Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-01-27 · P · Y 8, X 1, N 6
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 1018.