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A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a covered voter, as defined in § 24.2-452 , may use a federal write-in absentee ballot in any election. Such ballot shall be submitted and processed in the manner provided by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. § 20301 et seq.) and this article. B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a federal write-in absentee ballot submitted pursuant to subsection A shall be considered valid for purposes of simultaneously satisfying both an absentee ballot application and a completed absentee ballot, provided that the ballot is received no later than the deadline for the return of absentee ballots as provided in § 24.2-452 for the election in which the voter offers to vote, and the application contains the following information: (i) the voter's signature; however, if the voter is unable to sign, the person assisting the voter will note this fact in the voter signature box; (ii) the voter's printed name; (iii) the county or city in which he is registered and offers to vote; (iv) the residence address at which he is registered to vote; (v) his current military or overseas address; and (vi) the signature of a witness who shall sign the same application. C. This section shall not be construed to require that an absentee ballot be sent to the absentee voter on receipt of a federal write-in absentee ballot unless the voter has also submitted an absentee ballot application pursuant to § 24.2-452 . 1993, c. 813, § 24.1-228.2:1; 1993, c. 641; 2002, cc. 24.2-452 , 24.2-452 ; 2009, cc. 24.2-452 , 24.2-452 ; 2010, cc. 24.2-452 , 24.2-452 ; 2011, cc. 24.2-452 , 24.2-452 ; 2012, c. 24.2-452 ; 2015, c. 24.2-452 ; 2019, cc. 24.2-452 , 24.2-452 ; 2020, cc. 24.2-452 , 24.2-452 , 24.2-452 .
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