Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced Tuesday an agreement to waive the requirement that a witness sign absentee ballots sent in the mail for the June primaries.
This agreement is a win for Virginians because it will protect both the health and voting rights of those who would otherwise have to violate social distancing requirements and jeopardize their well-being just to exercise their fundamental right to vote, Herring said in a statement. No Virginian should have to choose between their health and their right to vote during this pandemic.
Under state law, any voter who submits an absentee ballot by mail must open the envelope containing the ballot in front of another person, fill out the ballot and then ask the witness to sign the outside of the ballot envelope before it is mailed.
VOTER FRAUD ALERT: Leftist officials in Virginia agree with leftist ACLU to undermine security of absentee ballots. https://t.co/oqFRvjKnYF https://t.co/QRtPnRbsCq
— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) April 29, 2020
In light of COVID-19, Virginians won't need to obtain a witness's signature for their absentee ballots to be counted in the upcoming June primary.
Big thanks to @LWVVA and @ACLUVA for this voting access victory in Virginia! https://t.co/jfGfyqcojW
— Flippable (@flippable_org) April 28, 2020