SB582Introduced in the Senate
Absentee & provisional ballots; process & timing for rejected applications, rejected prov. ballots.
Introduced by Saddam Salim, District 37
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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 electoral board, the general registrar determines that such voter's provisional ballot form contains a material error or omission. The voter is entitled to make such necessary corrections before noon on the Monday after the election. The bill also requires the list of absentee ballot applicants to be updated daily and to include whether each application has been accepted or rejected and, if it has been rejected, the reason for rejection or, if it has been accepted, the status of the absentee ballot. Registrars are also required to enter such information into the voter registration system, and such information is required to be made available to voters via a free-access system made available by the Department of Elections. The bill removes the requirement that absentee ballots be received by the Friday immediately preceding the day of the election for the general registrar to implement the process of curing errors or failures in such absentee ballots. The bill also moves the deadline for curing errors or omissions in absentee ballot applications from noon on the third day after the election to noon on the Monday after the election. Finally, the bill requires the Department to promulgate regulations and issue guidance to local election officials on the uniform processing and counting of provisional ballots and requires the Secretary of Administration to convene a work group for the purpose of studying potential changes to the same day registration provisional voter process. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1018)
April 22, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · April 22, 2026
21
Yes
18
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | No |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | No |
| Chris Head | 3 | Absent |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | No |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | No |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | No |
| William Stanley | 7 | No |
| Mark Peake | 8 | No |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104738D
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB582)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Read second time
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
House committee offered
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
House committee offered
Committee substitute printed 26108842D-H1
Floor substitute printed 26108846D-H2 (Price)
Floor offered Delegate Price Substitute
Read second time
Read third time
committee substitute rejected
Delegate Price Floor substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - floor substitute
Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A)
House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB582)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB582ER)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB582)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 34-N 0-A)
Governor's recommendation adopted
Reenrolled bill text (SB582ER2)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1018 (Effective 9/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1018)
Verify the information
- Official page on the Virginia Legislature website
- Privileges and Elections Amendment (amendment)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Veto Letter (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
- Enrolled (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
- Enrolled (text)
- Chaptered (text)
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