HB493Introduced in the House of Delegates
Absentee voting; ballots received, marked, and cast electronically through the Internet.
Introduced by Patrick Hope, District 1
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
Continued to next session in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)
February 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.
What do people think?
Citizen Voice
How would you vote on this bill?
An unofficial public opinion poll. It does not affect the bill or the official vote.
One response per device. Location is self-reported and not verified. Results are informal and not a scientific survey.
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104715D
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Assigned HPE sub: Election Administration
House subcommittee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB493)
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
Continued to next session in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)
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