{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-24.2-458","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 24.2-458","heading":"Methods of applying for military-overseas ballot","body":"A. A covered voter who is registered to vote in this state may apply for a military-overseas ballot using either the regular absentee ballot application in use in the voter's jurisdiction under Chapter 7 (§ 24.2-700 et seq.) or the federal postcard application.B. A covered voter who is not registered to vote in this state may use a federal postcard application to apply simultaneously to register to vote under § 24.2-457 and for a military-overseas ballot.C. The electoral board shall ensure that the system described in subsection C of § 24.2-455 is capable of accepting the submission of both a federal postcard application and any other approved military-overseas ballot application sent to the appropriate election official. The voter may use the system or any other approved method to apply for a military-overseas ballot.D. A covered voter may use the declaration accompanying a federal write-in absentee ballot as an application for a military-overseas ballot simultaneously with the submission of the federal write-in absentee ballot.E. To receive the benefits of this chapter, a covered voter must inform the appropriate election official that the voter is a covered voter. Methods of informing the appropriate election official that a voter is a covered voter include:1. The use of a federal postcard application or federal write-in absentee ballot;2. The use of an overseas address on an approved voter registration application or ballot application; and3. The inclusion on an approved voter registration application or ballot application of other information sufficient to identify the voter as a covered voter.F. This chapter does not preclude a covered voter from voting under Chapter 7 (§ 24.2-700 et seq.).2012, c. 353.","path":["Title 24.2. ELECTIONS","Chapter 4.1. UNIFORM MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTERS ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/24.2-458/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:04Z","sha256":"b9b31719ce6b82c339c15dc6c586039fa7c91aa53f9b49fc05649a4251018a5f","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-24.2-457","next":"us-va/va.-code-24.2-459"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}