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Elections; absentee voting; cure process. 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. This bill has a delayed effective date of September 1, 2026.
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last Action
Mar 14, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 11 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB773ER)
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB773)
Enrolled
Senate amendment agreed to by House (63-Y 33-N 0-A)
Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Privileges and Elections Amendment agreed to
Passed by for the day
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Senate committee offered
Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (8-Y 7-N)
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 7-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB773)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
Assigned HPE sub: Election Administration
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105063D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Debra D. Gardner
Elizabeth R. Guzman
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.
Charniele L. Herring
Jeion A. Ward
Mark C. Downey
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Stacey Annie Carroll