SB 855
Providing circumstances that qualified voter is authorized to vote 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, or incarceration, those who are temporarily absent from their county due to travel, education, or employment, and those participating in the Address Confidentiality Program to vote absentee by mail. It also includes provisions for electronic absentee ballots and emergency absentee ballots for specific situations like hospital confinement or serving as a replacement poll worker.
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 voters participating in the Address Confidentiality Program.
- Includes provisions for electronic absentee ballots.
- Creates a category for emergency absentee ballots for first responders called to duty, hospital patients, nursing home residents, and replacement poll workers.
- Allows for emergency absentee ballots for voters confined due to illness or injury after the 7th day before an election with physician confirmation.
- Defines eligible voters for uniformed services and overseas voters.
- Addresses accessibility for voters with physical disabilities.
Who is affected
- Registered Voters
- Voters with Disabilities
- Voters Temporarily Absent
- Military Personnel and Overseas Voters
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