Form Sbe-701 - Virginia Absentee Ballot Application (Page 4 of 4) in pdf

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To vote absentee you must be a registered voter of the city/county where you are applying

Apply Early

Instructions

You can apply to vote absentee as early as one year before the election.

Ballots are available 45 days before most elections. If you register

to vote in person, you must wait five days before you can vote in

To Vote Absentee

person or have your ballot mailed to you.

Select only one Code from the list of reason codes below. Write in

The deadline for receipt of your application to vote absentee by

the selected code on the form in part #3 and include any sup-

mail is 5:00 PM the Tuesday before the election. Please mail this

porting information required. A separate form is required for each

application to your general registrar listed on page 2. Please do

voter and for each election.

not return this application to the State Board of Elections. You

may also submit your application by fax or scanned email attach-

First-Time Voters

ment.

Voters who registered by mail, and who have not previously voted

The deadline to apply and vote absentee in-person is the Saturday

in their locality, may vote absentee by mail only if the reason code

before the election. Contact your general registrar for office or satellite

is 1A, 2A, 2C, 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, or 7A, or the voter is 65 or older and

office address and voting locations.

qualifies under another reason.

Delivery of Ballot

Absent Military and Overseas Voters

Your ballot can only be mailed to one of the following:

You are encouraged to use the Federal Post Card Application

(1) Voter’s residence address

(FPCA) which also serves as a voter registration application. To

(2) Voter’s location while outside voter’s residence county/city; or

obtain the FPCA and information, visit

(3) Place of temporary confinement for illness, disability, misdemeanor

Submitting this Virginia Absentee Ballot Application form will be

conviction or awaiting trial

interpreted as a request by you to discontinue any pending FPCA.

No ballot may be sent in care of any other person.

Code

Reason

Supporting Information Required

Student attending college or university outside of locality of residence in

Name of college or university

Virginia

Spouse of student attending college or university outside locality of

Name of college or university

residence in Virginia

Business outside County/City of residence on election day

Name of employer or business

Personal business or vacation outside County/City of residence on election

Place of travel (VA county/city or state or country)

day

I am working and commuting to/from home for 11 or more hours between

Name of employer or business

and

election day hours of

6:00 AM and 7:00 PM on election day

working and commuting (AM to PM)

I am a first responder (member of law enforcement, fire fighter,

Not required

emergency technician, search and rescue)

My disability or illness

Not required

I am primarily and personally responsible for the care of a disabled/ill family

Family Relationship

member confined at home

My pregnancy

Not required

Confined, awaiting trial

Name of institution

Confined, convicted of a misdemeanor

Name of institution

An electoral board member, registrar, officer of election, or custodian of

Not required

voting equipment

I have a religious obligation

Not required

Active Duty Merchant Marine or Armed Forces

Branch of service

Spouse or dependent living with a member of 6A

Branch of service

Enter your last date of residency at your Virginia

Temporarily residing outside of US

voting residence only if you have given up that

address permanently or have no intent to return

Temporarily residing outside of US for employment or spouse or

Name of business or employer

dependent residing with employee

New state of residence and date moved from

Requesting a ballot for presidential and vice-presidential electors only (Bal-

Virginia. Only eligible if you moved less than 30 days

lots for other offices/issues will not be sent)

before the presidential election.

Authorized representative of candidate or party serving inside the polling

Not required

place

Name of the county or city in Virginia or the state of the

Granted a protective order issued by or under the authority of a court of

competent jurisdiction.

issuing court.

SBE-701 Rev. 07/2017

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