(1) For an election described in section 18.3-103 for which this state has not received a waiver pursuant to section 579 of the federal "Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act", 52 U.S.C. sec. 20302 (g)(2), not later than forty-five days before the election, the election official in each jurisdiction charged with distributing a ballot and balloting materials shall transmit a ballot and balloting materials to all covered voters who by that date submit a valid ballot application.
A covered voter who requests that a ballot and balloting materials be sent to the voterby electronic transmission may choose facsimile transmission or electronic mail delivery, or, if offered by the voter's jurisdiction, other electronic means. The election official in each jurisdiction charged with distributing a ballot and balloting materials shall transmit the ballot and balloting materials to the voter using the means of transmission chosen by the voter.
If a ballot application from a covered voter arrives after the jurisdiction begins transmitting ballots and balloting materials to voters, the official charged with distributing a ballot and balloting materials shall transmit them to the voter within seventy-two hours after the receipt of the application.
Source: L. 2011: Entire article added, (HB 11-1219), ch. 176, p. 669, § 1, effective May
13. L. 2016: (1) amended, (SB 16-142), ch. 173, p. 585, § 57, effective May 18.