HB 5275
Providing the circumstances that a qualified voter is authorized to vote an absentee ballot by mail
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Bill overview
This bill expands the circumstances under which West Virginia voters can receive an absentee ballot by mail. Specifically, it allows voters who are confined due to disability, illness, incarceration, or extreme age, those who are temporarily absent from their county, absent uniformed services or overseas voters, and those required to dwell temporarily outside the county due to employment or service. It also introduces provisions for emergency absentee ballots for those in hospitals, nursing homes, or experiencing a sudden medical issue preventing in-person voting.
Key provisions
- Allows voters with disabilities or medical conditions to vote absentee by mail.
- Permits absentee voting for voters temporarily absent from their county due to travel, education, or employment.
- Extends eligibility to absent uniformed services and overseas voters.
- Creates a provision for emergency absentee ballots for voters in hospitals or healthcare facilities.
- Includes a provision for emergency absentee ballots for voters residing in nursing homes (with a residency requirement).
- Allows emergency absentee ballots for voters experiencing a sudden medical issue preventing in-person voting.
- Provides for emergency absentee ballots for replacement poll workers.
- Addresses eligibility for electronic absentee ballots for voters with physical disabilities.
Who is affected
- West Virginia Registered Voters
- West Virginia Voters with Disabilities
- Military Personnel and Overseas Voters
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