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HB830Introduced in the House of Delegates

Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Signature Requirements and Verification

IntroducedHouse Government, Labor, and Elections

Introduced by Bob Long, District 6

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Prohibiting a local board of elections from removing an absentee ballot from a return envelope or ballot/return envelope or counting the ballot unless the return envelope or ballot/return envelope is signed by the voter and a witness and the local board verify the voter's signature; and providing that the witness signature requirement does not apply to active duty uniformed services members serving overseas or their spouses or dependents who live overseas.

Where it stands

Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.

February 5, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections

  2. Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.

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