Delegates defend electronic absentee ballot plans, promise work group after pushback
Delegates said electronic ballot return for voters with disabilities would print a paper ballot for tabulation and pledged a Virginia Board of Elections work group to study security and implementation after public and organizational concerns.
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Commissioners pressed delegates about HB 493, the accessible absentee-voting and electronic-ballot-return proposal that generated controversy at hearings. Delegate Hope, who carried the measure, said the bill would not insert votes directly into counting servers and explained safeguards.
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